Answer to Question #333261 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for kickerboots

Question

A gas expands from I to F in the figure. The energy added to the gas by heat is 423 J when the gas goes from I to F along the diagonal path. What is the change in internal energy of the gas?

Answer in units of J

Answer 1

$∆U=\frac Q{\sqrt 2}=300~J.$