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Given information

The pressure of the gas is a function of its volume.

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

The work done by a force F in moving a particle from   to   is given by .

The force F on a surface is given by,   where P is the pressure and A is the area.

If P(V) is the pressure of the gas at volume V , then the force on the piston having area A is .

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