The initial pressure in a cylinder containing 1 mole of an ideal gas is 1 atm, and it has an initial specific volume of 20 liters/mole. how much work, where work (w)-pdv is done on the cylinder to decrease the total volume to % its original volume. assume the process occurs at a constant temperature of 300k. (hint: pv nrt, re 0.08206 lit atnm a) 10 lit atm b)-10 lit-atm c) 17.1 lit-atm d) -17.1 lit atm e) 0.693 lit-atm

Steam reforming of methane ( ch4) produces "synthesis gas," a mixture of carbon monoxide gas and hydrogen gas, which is the starting point for many important industrial chemical syntheses. an industrial chemist studying this reaction fills a 1.5 l flask with 3.5 atm of methane gas and 1.3 atm of water vapor at 43.0°c. he then raises the temperature, and when the mixture has come to equilibrium measures the partial pressure of carbon monoxide gas to be 1 .0 atm. calculate the pressure equilibrium constant for the steam reforming of methane at the final temperature of the mixture. round your answer to 2 significant digits.