Answer
$\frac{W}{nRT_1 } = 1.10$
Work Step by Step
The work done is given by
$W = nRT_1 ln \frac{V_2}{V_1}$
Where $V_2 = 3.00V_1$
$W = nRT_1 ln \frac{3.00V_1}{V_1}$
$\frac{W}{nRT_1 } = ln(3.00)$
$\frac{W}{nRT_1 } = 1.10$
Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)
by Halliday, David; Resnick, Robert; Walker, Jearl
Published by
Wiley
ISBN 10:
1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-11823-072-5
Chapter 20 - Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics - Problems - Page 605: 17d
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