Units for work

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claudia_1h
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Units for work

Postby claudia_1h » Thu Jan 30, 2020 3:38 pm

Does anyone know if it's okay to leave units for work as L x atm? Or do we have to convert to Joules?
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Daniel Honeychurch1C
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Re: Units for work

Postby Daniel Honeychurch1C » Thu Jan 30, 2020 5:04 pm

Energy is always given in J or kJ so I assume that you should convert it to those units.
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Ashley Alvarado 2C
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Re: Units for work

Postby Ashley Alvarado 2C » Thu Jan 30, 2020 5:12 pm

The textbook converts L x atm to J or kJ.
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Kallista McCarty 1C
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Re: Units for work

Postby Kallista McCarty 1C » Thu Jan 30, 2020 5:13 pm

You should use J or kJ!
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