Two moles of a perfect gas expand isothermally and reversibly from 800 cm3 to 300 dm3 at 310 K. (a) Calculate DU, DS, w, and q for this system, (b) calculate DU, DS, w per mole, and q per mole, (c) if the expansion is carried out irreversibly by allowing the gas to expand into the evacuated container, what are the values of DUm, DSm, w per mole and q per mole?

Two moles of a perfect gas expand isothermally and reversibly from 800 cm3 to 300 dm3 at 310 K. (a) Calculate DU, DS, w, and q for this system, (b) calculate DU, DS, w per mole, and q per mole, (c) if the expansion is carried out irreversibly by allowing the gas to expand into the evacuated container, what are the values of DUm, DSm, w per mole and q per mole?

Physical Chemistry

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Author:Ball, David W. (david Warren), BAER, Tomas

Publisher:Ball, David W. (david Warren), BAER, Tomas

Chapter2: The First Law Of Thermodynamics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2.92E

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