Answer to Question #187827 in Civil and Environmental Engineering for Dave Rowen

Question

Suppose 1.00 g of ethyl alcohol vaporizes isobarically at atmospheric pressure (2.013x10⁵ Pa). Its volume in the liquid state is 3.00 cm³, and its volume in the vapor state is 1700 cm³. Find the work done in the expansion and the change in internal energy of the system. Ignore any mixing of the steam and the surrounding air—imagine that the steam simply pushes the surrounding air out of the way.

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