What will be the work done on an ideal gas enclosed in a cylinder, when it is compressed by a constant external pressure, pext in a single step as shown in Fig. 6.2. Explain graphically

What will be the work done on an ideal gas enclosed in a cylinder, when it is compressed by a constant external pressure, pext in a single step as shown in Fig. 6.2. Explain graphically

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Assumption: Cylinder is filled with one mole gas, and the piston is frictionless. Let the pressure of gas inside be p and the volume of gas be V_ {I}.
Piston is moved towards the inside to make the external pressure (P_ {ext}) equal
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