A sample consisting of 3.0 mol CaCO3 (s) was heated to 800 oC, at which temperature the solid decomposes to CaO (s) and CO2. The heating was carried out in a container fitted with a piston that was initially resting on the solid. Assume perfect gas behavior for gases. Calculate the work (in Joule or kJ) done during complete decomposition at 1.0 atm.   What work would be done if instead of having a piston the container was open to the atmosphere at 1 atm and the temperature around the reacting system is also 800 oC.

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A sample consisting of 3.0 mol CaCO3 (s) was heated to 800 oC, at which temperature the solid decomposes to CaO (s) and CO2. The heating was carried out in a container fitted with a piston that was initially resting on the solid. Assume perfect gas behavior for gases.

Calculate the work (in Joule or kJ) done during complete decomposition at 1.0 atm.

 

What work would be done if instead of having a piston the container was open to the atmosphere at 1 atm and the temperature around the reacting system is also 800 oC.

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