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Homework Statement
A cylinder contains 0.250mol of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas at a temperature of 27.0∘C. The cylinder is provided with a frictionless piston, which maintains a constant pressure of 1.00atm on the gas. The gas is heated until its temperature increases to 127.0∘C. Assume that the CO2 may be treated as an ideal gas.
Homework Equations
ΔU = ΔQ -W
ΔU = C_v*n*ΔT
The Attempt at a Solution
In this case, I thought that ΔU could be set equal to (5/2)nRΔT since we know all of those variables. The value I got for that was ΔU = 520J, but that isn't the correct answer. Any help in explaining where I am going wrong would be appreciated greatly!