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In a two step process ,heat flows out of ideal gas at constant volume so pressure decrease from 3.3 to 1.8atm. The gas then expands at constant pressure from 4.5L to 9.7L where the temperature reaches its original temperature.
a. Sketch the PV diagram for this process.
b. Culculate the work done by the gas in the process.
c. Culculate the change in internal energy of the gas in the process.
d. Culculate the heat flow in or out of the gas
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a. To sketch the PV diagram for this process, we need to plot the pressure (P) on the y-axis and the volume (V) on the x-axis.
Since the first step of the process is heat flowing out of the gas at constant volume, the volume remains the same (4.5L) while the pressure decreases from 3.3 atm to 1.8 atm. This means you would draw a vertical line connecting the points (4.5, 3.3) and (4.5, 1.8).
In the second step, the gas expands at constant pressure from 4.5L to 9.7L, and the temperature reaches its original value. This means the gas undergoes an isobaric (constant pressure) process, so you would draw a horizontal line connecting the points (4.5, 1.8) and (9.7, 1.8).
b. To calculate the work done by the gas in the process, we need to find the area under the PV diagram. In this case, it comprises two parts: the area of the rectangle formed by the constant volume process (Step 1) and the area of the triangle formed by the constant pressure process (Step 2).
For the rectangle, the work is given by the equation:
Work = pressure * change in volume = 3.3 atm * (4.5 L - 4.5 L) = 0 J
For the triangle, the work is given by the equation:
Work = 0.5 * base * height = 0.5 * (9.7 L - 4.5 L) * 1.8 atm = 4.86 atm L
Therefore, the total work done by the gas in the process is 0 J + 4.86 atm L = 4.86 atm L.
c. The change in internal energy of the gas can be calculated using the first law of thermodynamics, which states that the change in internal energy (ΔU) equals the heat (Q) added to the gas minus the work (W) done by the gas.
Since we don't have the value of Q, we will need to make use of the fact that the process is described as reaching the original temperature. This implies that there is no net energy transfer in the form of heat, and therefore, the change in internal energy is simply equal to the work done by the gas.
So, the change in internal energy of the gas in this process is 4.86 atm L.
d. To calculate the heat flow in or out of the gas, we need to use the equation:
ΔU = Q - W
Since we determined in part c that ΔU is equal to the work done by the gas, we can rewrite the equation as:
W = Q - W
Simplifying, we find:
2W = Q
This means that the magnitude of the work done by the gas is equal to the magnitude of the heat flow. Without additional information, we cannot determine the exact value of the heat flow, but we know it is equal to 2 times the work done by the gas. Therefore, the heat flow in or out of the gas is 2 times the value we calculated for the work done, which is 9.72 atm L.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.