An ideal gas is allowed to expand from 1 L to 10 L against a constant external pressure of 1 bar. The work done in kJ is:

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Strategy:
 Use the formula for work done against a constant external pressure and convert the final unit from L·bar to kJ.

Step 1: Calculate work in L·bar

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Step 2: Convert to kJ
Given conversion: .
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