As its volume is doubled from an initial value of 0.088 m3, a sample of gas is held at a constant pressure of 3.4 × 104 Pa by heating. Then, while a constant volume is maintained, the gas is cooled back to its initial temperature. The work that the gas does on the environment during the entire process is most nearly


6.0 × 103 J
3.0 × 103 J
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−6.0 × 103 J