The cylinder in the figure(Figure 1) has a moveable piston attached to a spring. The cylinder's...

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The cylinder in the figure(Figure 1) has a moveable pistonattached to a spring. The cylinder's cross-section area is 10 cm2,it contains 0.0048 mol of gas, and the spring constant is 1500 N/m.At 21 ∘C the spring is neither compressed nor stretched. How far isthe spring compressed if the gas temperature is raised to 200 ∘C?Express your answer to two significant figures and include theappropriate units.

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HiHope you are doing wellWe know that Gases expand as temperatureincreases Here when temperatureincreases from 21oC to 200oC gasinside the cylinder will expand and thepiston will compress the spring attached to thepistonlets assume that the gas inside the cylinder    See Answer
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