//Chapter-4,Example 17,Page 97 clc(); close(); q= 300 //heat energy P= 2 // pressure in atm V1= 10 // volume in litre V2= 20 //volume in litre //since 1 lit.atm = 24.25 cal W=P*(V2-V1)*24.25 //work done delta_E= q-W //from the 1st law of thermodynamics printf('the change in internal energy is %.f cal',delta_E)