Applications of Thermodynamics: Work

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Applications of Thermodynamics: Work: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Free Expansion,Mechanical Work,Work Done in Reversible Adiabatic Process, etc.

Important Questions on Applications of Thermodynamics: Work

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The work done during the expansion of a gas from a volume of 4dm3to6dm3against a constant external pressure of 3 atm is (1 L atm = 101.32 J):

                               

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16 g of O2 at 37oC is allowed to expand from 2L to 4L under reversible isothermal conditions. Assuming ideal behaviour, calculate the work done during this process. 

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In a container 3.2 g of oxygen gas is kept at 20 atm and 300K. The gas is allowed to expand isothermally against constant external pressure of 1 atm till the final pressure reaches to 1 atm. Calculate the magnitude of work done by the gas.(The nearest integer)

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82 L of carbon dioxide are produced at a pressure of 1 atm and 25°C by the action of acid on metal carbonate. The work done by gas (in calories) in pushing back the atmosphere is (R=0.082 litre-atm deg1mol1)

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0.1 moles of a diatomic gas at 27°C is heated at constant pressure, so that the volume is doubled. If R=2 cal/mol, the work done by gas in cal will be

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One mole of an ideal gas (not necessarily monoatomic) is subjected to the following sequence of steps.
(a) It is heated at constant volume from  298 K to 373 K
(b) It is expanded freely into a vacuum to double volume.
(c) It is cooled reversibly at constant pressure to 298 K.
Calculate q, w, U and H for the overall process.​

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0.5 mol of diatomic gas at 27°C is heated at constant pressure so that its volume is tripled. If R=8.3Jmole1k1 then work done is 

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One mole of O2​ gas having a volume equal to 22.4 L at 0°C and 1atm pressure is compressed isothermally so that its volume reduces to 11.2 L. The work done in this process is then

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The work done when 2 moles of an ideal gas expands reversibly and isothermally from a volume of 1 L to 10 L at 300 K is R=0.0083 kJ K mol-1

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For the free expansion of an ideal gas under adiabatic conditions, the correct option is

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3 moles of an ideal gas expands isothermally against a constant pressure of 2 Pascal from 20 L to 60 L.The amount of work involved is

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Two moles of He gas (γ=5/3) are initially at temp 27°C and occupy a volume of 20 litres. The gas is first expanded at constant pressure until its volume is doubled. Then it undergoes reversible adiabatic change, until the volume become 110 lit, then predict the value of T/100 (where T is the final temperature, 4112/3=12)

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An ideal gas undergoes adiabatic expansion against constant external pressure. Which of the following is incorrect:

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Calculate  ΔGin kJ (in magnitude) for the process, one mole of an ideal gas at 22.4 litres is expanded isothermally and reversibly at 300 K to a volume of 224 litres.

Give your answer as the nearest integer.

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Which of the following is the SI unit of work?

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Mechanical work is a _____ quantity.

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Define mechanical work and give the formula to calculate work. Is work a vector or scalar quantity?

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Why work done in a free expansion of ideal gas is zero?

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The change in internal energy equals

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Explain free expansion of an ideal gas.