calculate work done adiabatic compression of one mole of an ideal gas (monoatomic) from an initial pressure of 1atm the final pressure 2atm . initial temperature =300k Share with your friends Share 1 Harry answered this ∴ W2 = -2 (V2 – V1 ) = –2 (210 R – 300 R) = 180 R = 1496.525 J 1 View Full Answer