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5 1) An ideal gaseous reaction (which is a hypothetical gaseous reaction that co

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1) An ideal gaseous reaction (which is a hypothetical gaseous reaction that conforms to the laws governing gas behavior) occurs at a constant pressure of 50.0 atm and releases 66.7 kJ of heat. Before the reaction, the volume of the system was 7.80 L . After the reaction, the volume of the system was 2.40 L .

Calculate the total internal energy change, U, in kilojoules.

Express your answer with the appropriate units.

2) An ideal gas (which is is a hypothetical gas that conforms to the laws governing gas behavior) confined to a container with a massless piston at the top. A massless wire is attached to the piston. When an external pressure of 2.00 atm is applied to the wire, the gas compresses from 5.40 to 2.70 L . When the external pressure is increased to 2.50 atm, the gas further compresses from 2.70 to 2.16 L .

In a separate experiment with the same initial conditions, a pressure of 2.50 atm was applied to the ideal gas, decreasing its volume from 5.40 to 2.16 L in one step.

If the final temperature was the same for both processes, what is the difference between q for the two-step process and q for the one-step process in joules?

Explanation / Answer

1) dQ = 66.7 kJ

      P = 50 atm

    V1 =7.80 L

   V2 = 2.40 L

work dW = P (V2-V1 )

                = 50 (2.40-7.80)

               = -270 Lit-atm                   (1 liter atmosphere = 101.325 joules )

               = -270 x 101.235 x 10^-3

               = -27.35 kJ

dQ = dU + dW

66.7 = dU -27.35

internal energy change =dU = 94.05 kJ

2)

for two step process

work = P1 (V2-V1 ) + P2 (V3-V2)

       = 2 (2.70-5.40) + 2.5 (2.16-2.70)

      = -5.4 -1.35

     = - 6.75 Lit-atm

     = -0.68 kJ

in this process temperature constant so dU =0

dQ = dW

dQ = - 0.68 kJ

    for single step step process :

dQ = dW = 2.5 (2.16-5.40)

                 =8.1 L-atm

dQ = -0.82 kJ

difference = -0.68 +0.82

                  = 0.14 kJ

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