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chinnie15
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Homework Statement
An ideal gas is at 40°C. The gas is cooled, reducing the thermal energy by 35%. What is the new temperature in °C?
Homework Equations
I'm not sure there is one?
The Attempt at a Solution
Since, in an ideal gas, thermal energy is proportional to temperature, I multiplied 40°C by .35 and got a change of 14°C. After subtracting, I get a resulting temperature of 26°C. But, the online program is telling me this is incorrect? Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks!