Three moles of an ideal gas are compressed from 5.5*10^-2 to 2.5*10^-2 m^3. During the compression, 6.1*10^3J of work is done on the gas, and heat is removed to keep the temperature of the gas constant at all times. Find the temperature of the gas.
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To find the temperature of the gas, we can use the first law of thermodynamics, which states that the change in internal energy of a system is equal to the heat added to the system minus the work done by the system.
Mathematically, this can be represented as:
ΔU = Q - W
where ΔU is the change in internal energy, Q is the heat added to the system, and W is the work done by the system.
In this case, since the temperature of the gas is kept constant, the change in internal energy (ΔU) is zero. This means that:
0 = Q - W
We know that work is done on the gas, so W = -6.1 * 10^3 J (negative because work is done on the gas).
Now we need to find the heat added to the gas (Q).
We can use the ideal gas law, which states that for a given amount of gas (in moles), the product of pressure and volume is directly proportional to the temperature.
Mathematically, this can be represented as:
PV = nRT
where P is the pressure of the gas, V is the volume, n is the number of moles, R is the ideal gas constant (8.314 J/(mol·K)), and T is the temperature in Kelvin.
Rearranging this equation to solve for T, we get:
T = (PV) / (nR)
We know the initial volume (V) is 5.5 * 10^-2 m^3 and the final volume is 2.5 * 10^-2 m^3. The number of moles (n) is 3 moles.
Since the pressure is not given, we cannot directly calculate the temperature using the ideal gas law. However, since the temperature is constant, we can use the fact that the product of pressure and volume remains constant during the compression.
So, we can set up the equation:
P1V1 = P2V2
where P1 is the initial pressure, V1 is the initial volume, P2 is the final pressure, and V2 is the final volume.
We know V1 = 5.5 * 10^-2 m^3, V2 = 2.5 * 10^-2 m^3, and the number of moles (n) is 3 moles.
We can substitute these values into the equation and solve for P2.
Once we have the value of P2, we can substitute it into the ideal gas law equation T = (PV) / (nR) to find the temperature (T).
Hope this helps!
To solve this problem, you can use the First Law of Thermodynamics, which states that the change in internal energy of a system is equal to the heat added to the system minus the work done by the system:
ΔU = Q - W
In this case, we know that ΔU (change in internal energy) is zero because the temperature of the gas remains constant. We also know that W (work done) is given as 6.1*10^3 J.
So, the equation becomes:
0 = Q - 6.1*10^3
Since we are given the number of moles of the gas and the volume, we can find the pressure using the ideal gas law:
PV = nRT
where P is the pressure, V is the volume, n is the number of moles, R is the ideal gas constant, and T is the temperature.
Now, we need to find the value of nRT, which is equal to the Q (heat added) in our equation. Rearranging the ideal gas law, we can solve for nRT:
nRT = PV
Substituting the given values, we have:
nRT = P_initial * V_initial
Finally, substituting this value of nRT into our equation, we get:
0 = P_initial * V_initial - 6.1*10^3
Now, rearrange the equation to solve for P_initial, which is the initial pressure of the gas:
P_initial = 6.1*10^3 / V_initial
Once you have found P_initial, you can use the ideal gas law to find the temperature:
T = (P_initial * V_initial) / (n * R)
Substituting the known values, you can calculate the temperature of the gas.