Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
The first law: . is positive when heat goes into the gas; is positive when the gas does work on its surroundings, so work done on the gas is negative. For an ideal gas, means it gets warmer.
The internal energy of an ideal gas is the kinetic energy of its molecules: , with for a monatomic gas and for a diatomic one. It depends only on the temperature, so is the same for every path between two states.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. (a) Pressure, internal energy, temperature and volume are state functions. Heat and work are not: they depend on the path.
Step 2. Path 1. .
Step 3. Path 2. The same : .
Answer: (a) , , , . (b) .
Watch out. A gas does not 'contain' heat or work; it contains internal energy.
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