# Question 3 (20%)

Compare the quantities of work obtained in a reversible isothermal (373 K) vs. isobaric (5 atm)

process upon compression of O2 and CO2 from 1.0 to 0.1 L/mol. (-7.0 vs. 2.8 kJ/mol for O2 and

5.5 vs. 2.6 kJ/mol for CO2? Why more work with O2 than with CO2?