Question

At constant pressure, which of these systems do work on the surroundings? Check all that apply.

Answer 1

I believe the correct answers from the choices listed above are the second and the last option. At constant pressure, the systems 2A(g) + B(g) ---> 4C(g)  and 2C(g) A(s) + B(s) ---> C(g) produces work to the surroundings. When a gas is evolved during a chemical reaction, the gas can be imagined as displacing the atmosphere - pushing it back against the atmospheric pressure. The work done is therefore V*P where V is the volume of gas evolved, and P is the atmospheric pressure.