Calculate the word done in joules when 1.0 mile of water vaporizes at 1.0 atm and 100 degrees Celsius. Assume that the volume of liquid water is negligible compared with that of steam at 100 degrees celcius, and ideal gas behavior.
Note the correct spelling of celsius.
Did you mean 1 mole instead of 1 mile? I will assume you did.
Use PV = nRT and solve for V in L. The problem says to ignore volume of liquid water so you call that zero.
Then work = -p(Vfinal-Vinitial)
The unit is L*atm. If you want to convert to J just multiply by 101.325.
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To calculate the work done when water vaporizes, we need to consider the change in volume and pressure. In this case, the water is vaporized at a constant pressure of 1.0 atm and a temperature of 100 degrees Celsius.
The formula to calculate the work done in this scenario is given by:
Work = Pressure * Change in Volume
To find the change in volume, we need to know the initial volume and final volume of the water. However, since the problem statement mentions that the volume of liquid water is negligible compared to that of steam at 100 degrees Celsius, we can assume the initial volume as negligible. This means our change in volume will essentially be the final volume of water vaporized.
To calculate the final volume of water vaporized, we can use the ideal gas law:
PV = nRT
Where:
P = Pressure (1.0 atm)
V = Volume (unknown, what we need to find)
n = Number of moles of water
R = Ideal gas constant (0.0821 L*atm/(mol*K))
T = Temperature (in Kelvin) = 100 degrees Celsius + 273 = 373 K
Now, let's find the number of moles of water:
To do so, we need to know the molecular weight of water.
The molecular weight of water (H2O) is approximately:
(2* 1.008 g/mol for hydrogen) + (1* 16.00 g/mol for oxygen) = 18.016 g/mol.
Now, to convert the weight of water vaporized into moles, we divide the weight in grams by the molecular weight:
1.0 mile of water is approximately 1.60934 kilometers. Density is about 1 g/cm³ or 1000 kg/m³. The conversion between grams and moles is given by the molecular weight of water.
Weight of water vaporized = Volume of water vaporized * Density of water * Molecular weight of water
To simplify calculations, we can assume the density of water remains constant at 100 degrees Celsius, which is approximately 1000 kg/m³.
Finally, the work done can be calculated using the formula:
Work = Pressure * Change in Volume
Let's calculate the values step by step to find the work done.