//example 2.2 clear; clc; //Given: m=16;//weight of oxygen [grams] w=32;//molecular weight of oxygen [grams/mol] T=300;//Temperature during compression [K] P1=1;//initial pressure of process [atm] P2=100;//final pressure of process[atm] R=8.314;//Universal gas constant [J/K/mol] //To find the minimum work of compression n=m/w;//no. of moles of oxygen W=-n*R*T*log(P1/P2); printf("Mininmum work done to compress oxygen = %f J " , W )