A quantity of an ideal gas is compressed to half its initial volume. The process may be adiabatic, isothermal or occurring at constant pressure. Rank those three processes in order of the work required of an external agent, least to greatest. A : adiabatic, isothermal, constant pressure B : constant pressure, isothermal, adiabatic C : adiabatic, constant pressure, isothermal D : isothermal, adiabatic, constant pressure E : constant pressure, adiabatic, isothermal

B. constant pressure, isothermal, adiabatic

Explanation:

A quantity of an ideal gas is compressed to half its initial volume.

The process may be adiabatic, isothermal or occurring at constant pressure.

Adiabatic-constant heat

Constant pressure or isobaric

Isothermal or constant temperature

An external agent is a system that does work on a system or a machine.

This external agent applies force , or changes the state of the body it is acting on.

In order of the work required of an external agent, least to greatest

The following processes will be arranged.

constant pressure, isothermal, adiabatic

answer: 2×10^-2kg

explanation: density= mass per volume

vol=mass/density

converting to s.i units we have;

3÷1000kg = 0.003

1.5÷100m = 0.15

0.003/0.15 = 0.02kg