A gas sample is confined within a chamber that has a movable piston.A small load is placed on the piston;and the system is allowed to reach equilibrium.If the total weight of the piston and load is 70.0 N and the piston has an area of 5.0 × 10-⁴ m²,what is the pressure exerted on the piston by the gas? Note: Atmospheric pressure is 1.013 × 10⁵ Pa.
A) 2.8 × 10⁴ Pa
B) 5.6 × 10⁴ Pa
C) 7.3 × 10⁴ Pa
D) 1.4 × 10⁵ Pa
E) 2.4 × 10⁵ Pa
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