Answer to Question #210845 in Physical Chemistry for pesky

Question

4. A 32g sample of methane gas initially at 1atm and 27oC is heated to 277oC. The empirical equation for the molar heat capacity of methane at constant pressure is 

       Cp = 3 + 2 10-2 T cal mole – deg K

  Assume that methane behaves ideally, compute W, Q, U and H for

(i) an isobaric reversible process

(ii) an isochoric reversible process

Answer 1

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