Your solutions to (10) and (11) should include PV diagrams.
(10) [6 points] To discover whether an unknown gas is monatomic or diatomic, an experimenter
takes a 2.0 L sample of the gas at STP and heats this sample to 100˚C at constant volume. (a) The
gas absorbs 180 J of heat-energy in this process. Is this gas monatomic or diatomic? (b) The
experimenter weighs the sample and finds it has a mass of 2.5 g. What molecule or atom
comprises the gas? (c) The experimenter then releases a piston and allows the gas to cool to room
temperature 20˚C under constant pressure. How much work does the gas do (take care of the
sign)?