Derive Mathematically that Work and heat is not an exact function. Derive the total amount of work involved for the expansion of 1 mole of Van der Waal's gas from V1 to V2 in an isothermal expansion (no need to define the sign of the work).

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Chapter2: The First Law Of Thermodynamics
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Problem 2.18E: True or false: Althoughwork done bya free expansion is zero for an ideal gas, it is nonzero for a...
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2. Derive Mathematically that Work and heat is not an exact
function.
3. Derive the total amount of work involved for the expansion of
1 mole of Van der Waal's gas from V1 to V2 in an isothermal
expansion (no need to define the sign of the work).
Transcribed Image Text:2. Derive Mathematically that Work and heat is not an exact function. 3. Derive the total amount of work involved for the expansion of 1 mole of Van der Waal's gas from V1 to V2 in an isothermal expansion (no need to define the sign of the work).
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