Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 18 - Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics - Problems - Page 544: 49

Answer

$-60$ $J$

Work Step by Step

Along the entire cycle, the total change in internal energy must be zero, so the change in internal energy from c to a along cda must be $200$ $J$. Since 260 J of heat is used along cda and work is only done along cd (as da is isochoric and so has no work done), $-60$ $J$ of work is done on the gas. The negative sign signifies that the gas did positive work.
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