Question #42963

a 600 gm of helium gas occupy 2 liters at 80c suddenly expanded (adiabatic) to volume 3 liter calculate
1-molar heat capacities at constant volume and at constant pressure and gama constant
2-intial pressure
3-final temperature an pressure
4-change in root mean square velocity
5-change in mean kinetic energy of molecule
6-change in molar kinetic energy
7-change in internal energy and its sign
8-the mechanical work
9-what does this work

Expert's answer

Answer on Question #42963-Physics-Molecular Physics-Thermodynamics

A 600 g of helium gas occupy 2 liters at 80 c suddenly expanded (adiabatic) to volume 3 liter calculate


m=600g=0.6kg,V1=2103m3,V2=3103m3,T=(80+273)K=353K.m = 600g = 0.6\,kg, V_1 = 2 \cdot 10^{-3}m^3, V_2 = 3 \cdot 10^{-3}m^3, T = (80 + 273)K = 353\,K.


1-molar heat capacities at constant volume and at constant pressure and gamma constant

Solution

Helium is a monoatomic gas. Its molar heat capacities at constant volume is


cV=32R=12.5JmolK.c_V = \frac{3}{2}R = 12.5\,\frac{J}{mol\,K}.


Its molar heat capacities at constant pressure is


cp=cV+R=52R=20.8JmolK.c_p = c_V + R = \frac{5}{2}R = 20.8\,\frac{J}{mol\,K}.


Its gamma constant is


γ=cpcV=52R32R=531.67.\gamma = \frac{c_p}{c_V} = \frac{\frac{5}{2}R}{\frac{3}{2}R} = \frac{5}{3} \approx 1.67.


2-intial pressure

Solution

From the ideal gas law (pV=mMRT)(pV = \frac{m}{M} RT)

p1V1=mMRT1p1=mRT1MV1=0.6kg8.31JmolK353K4103kgmol2103m3=2.2108Pa.p_1 V_1 = \frac{m}{M} RT_1 \rightarrow p_1 = \frac{m RT_1}{M V_1} = \frac{0.6\,kg \cdot 8.31\,\frac{J}{mol\,K} \cdot 353\,K}{4 \cdot 10^{-3}\frac{\text{kg}}{\text{mol}} \cdot 2 \cdot 10^{-3}m^3} = 2.2 \cdot 10^8 Pa.


3-final temperature and pressure

Solution

For adiabatic process


p1V1γ=p2V2γp2=p1(V1V2)γ=2.2108Pa(2103m33103m3)53=1.1108Pa.p_1 V_1^\gamma = p_2 V_2^\gamma \rightarrow p_2 = p_1 \left(\frac{V_1}{V_2}\right)^\gamma = 2.2 \cdot 10^8 Pa \left(\frac{2 \cdot 10^{-3}m^3}{3 \cdot 10^{-3}m^3}\right)^{\frac{5}{3}} = 1.1 \cdot 10^8 Pa.


From the ideal gas law (pV=mMRT)(pV = \frac{m}{M} RT) final temperature is


T2=p2V2p1V1T1=1232353K=265K.T_2 = \frac{p_2 V_2}{p_1 V_1} T_1 = \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{2} \cdot 353\,K = 265\,K.


4-change in root mean square velocity

Solution

The root mean square velocity is vrms=3kTmv_{rms} = \sqrt{\frac{3kT}{m}}. The change in root mean square velocity is


Δvrms=3RT2M3RT1M=3RT1M(T2T11)=38.31JmolK353K4103kgmol(341)=199ms.\Delta v_{rms} = \sqrt{\frac{3RT_2}{M}} - \sqrt{\frac{3RT_1}{M}} = \sqrt{\frac{3RT_1}{M}} \left( \sqrt{\frac{T_2}{T_1}} - 1 \right) = \sqrt{ \frac{3 \cdot 8.31 \frac{J}{molK} \cdot 353 K }{4 \cdot 10^{-3} \frac{kg}{mol}} } \left( \sqrt{ \frac{3}{4} } - 1 \right) = -199 \frac{m}{s}.


5-change in mean kinetic energy of molecule

Solution

The mean kinetic energy of molecule is 32kT\frac{3}{2} kT. The change in mean kinetic energy of molecule is


32kΔT=321.381023JK(265353)K=1.821021J.\frac{3}{2} k \Delta T = \frac{3}{2} \cdot 1.38 \cdot 10^{-23} \frac{J}{K} (265 - 353)K = -1.82 \cdot 10^{-21} J.


6-change in molar kinetic energy

Solution

The molar kinetic energy is 32RT\frac{3}{2} RT. The change in molar kinetic energy is


32RΔT=cVΔT=12.5JmolK(265353)K=1.1kJmol.\frac{3}{2} R \Delta T = c_V \Delta T = 12.5 \frac{J}{molK} \cdot (265 - 353)K = -1.1 \frac{kJ}{mol}.


7-change in internal energy and its sign

Solution

ΔU=mMcVΔT=0.6kg4103kgmol12.5JmolK(265353)K=165kJ.\Delta U = \frac{m}{M} c_V \Delta T = \frac{0.6 k g}{4 \cdot 10^{-3} \frac{kg}{mol}} \cdot 12.5 \frac{J}{molK} \cdot (265 - 353)K = -165 kJ.


8-the mechanical work

Solution

For adiabatic process work done by gas is


W=ΔU=165kJ.W = -\Delta U = 165 kJ.


9-what does this work?

Answer

WW is positive, that's why adiabatically expanding helium gas does work on its environment.

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