A certain amount of a monatomic gas is maintained at constant volume as it is cooled by 50 K. This feat is accomplished by removing 400 J of energy from the gas. How much work is done by the gas?

A)

zero
B)

200 J
C)

400 J
D)

-400 J
E)

none of the above


A

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