How will you calcualte work done on an ideal gas in a compression , when change in pressure is carried out in inifinite steps ?

How will you calcualte work done on an ideal gas in a compression , wh

1.	How will you calcualte work done on an ideal gas in a compression , when change in pressure is carried out in inifinite steps ?
Answer» Solution :When the COMPRESSION is carried out in an INFINITE number of steps with CHANGE in pressure, it is a reversible expansion. The work done can be calculatd from P-V plot as SHOWN in figure, below. Shadedarea under the curve represents the work done on the GAS.