A gas absorbs 21.39 kJ of energy while expanding against 0.276 atm from a volume of 0.0432 L to 1.876 L. What is the energy change of the gas?

Q = 21.896kJ

Explanation:

Q = ?

∇U = 21.39kJ

W = ?

W = P∇V

W = P (V2 - V1)

W = 0.276 × (1.876 - 0.04232)

W = 0.276 × 1.83368

W = 0.5060J

Q = ∇U + W

Q = 21.39 + 0.5060

Q = 21.896kJ

The energy change corresponds to the work done by the system

Explanation:

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In this case, we should apply the first law of thermodynamics to compute the energy change:

Thus, with the given volume change we compute the corresponding work in kJ:

Then, we compute the energy change:

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a is the correct answer

a). in this case, dh> 0 and sd> 0. if t becomes larger, the term "-tds" will become more negative. at some point, it is possible that -dts will be more negative than the dh is positive, and the reaction will become spontaneous. this is probably the correct answer, but you should look at all of the other possibilities and make sure of that.