Exercises on chapter 1 (part 1)

Physical Chemistry I Teacher: Said F. Figueredo

1. Amin Teja has proposed the following cubic equation of state for fluid and fluid mixtures:
P

RT
a(T )

v b v ( v b) c ( v b )

where R is the universal gas constant, a is a function of temperature, b and c are fit
parameters, and v is the molar volume. Derive the isothermal compressibility expression for
fluids modeled through the Tejas equation of state.
2. The SC fluid equation of state based on the Scotts repulsive term has the form:
P

3.

RT (v d )
a(T )

v (v b )
(v c)(v b)

where R is the universal gas constant, a is a function of temperature, b and c are fit
parameters, and v is the molar volume. Re-write this equation as a cubic equation from
volume as f(v) = 0, then derive an expression for the volumetric coefficient of thermal
expansion.
The constant-pressure heat capacity of a sample of a perfect gas was found to vary with
temperature according to the expression C ( JK ) 20.17 0.4001T (K ) . Calculate Q, w, U, and
H when the temperature of 1 mol of the gas is raised from 0C to 100C a) at constant
pressure; b) at constant volume.
A chemical reaction takes place in a container of cross-sectional area 50.0 cm2. As a result of
the reaction, a piston is pushed out through 15 cm against an external pressure of 121 kPa.
Calculate the work done by the system.
The constant-pressure heat capacity of a sample of a perfect gas was found to vary with
temperature according to the expression C ( JK ) 20.17 0.4001T (K ) . Calculate Q, w, U, and
H when the volume of 1 mol of gas is diminished from 5.0 to 2.5 m3 at constant pressure
and temperature.
A sample of consisting of 1.00 mol Ar is expanded isothermally at 0C from 22.4 L to 44.8 L
a) reversibly, b) against a constant external pressure equal to the final pressure of the gas, and
c) freely (against zero external pressure). For the three processes calculate Q, w, U, and
H.
A sample consisting of 1.00 mol of perfect gas atoms, for which C 3R / 2 , initially at 1.00
atm and 300 K, is heated reversibly to 400 K at constant volume. Calculate the final
pressure, Q, w, and U.
A sample consisting of 2.00 mol He is expanded isothermally at 22C from 22.8 dm3 to 31.7
dm3 a) reversibly, b) against a constant external pressure equal to the final pressure of the
gas, and c) freely (against zero external pressure). For the three processes calculate Q, w,
U, and H.
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9. A sample consisting of 2.00 mol of perfect gas atoms, for which C 3R / 2 , initially at 20.0 L
and 300 K, is heated reversibly and isothermally to 22.1 L at constant pressure. Calculate the
values of, Q, w, U, and H.
10. A sample of 4.50 g of methane occupies 12.7 dm3 at 310 K. a) calculate the work done when
the gas expands isothermally against a constant external pressure of 200 mmHg until its
volume has increased by 3.3 dm3. b) calculate the work that would be done if the same
expansion occurred reversibly.
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