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A physicist measures the temperature of a system to be 500 K, and calculates its volume to be 2.5 m³. The system undergoes a process that involves giving off 5000 J of heat to the surroundings and performing 2500 J of work on the surroundings. What is the internal energy change of the system?
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Deep Thought is thinking for 7.5 million years.

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The answer is 42.

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