An unknown amount of gas is placed in a container with a moveable piston as shown below. The cross-sectional area of the container is A. When a mass M is placed on the piston, the height of the piston above the bottom of the container is h





What happens when an amount of energy Q is transferred by heat to the gas? (Q>0.)


1.T increases.
2.h increases.
3.T and h increase.
4.T and P increase.
5.h and P increase.
6.T, h, and P increase.
7.T decreases.
8.h increases; T decreases.
9.None of the above
10.Impossible to determine


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