Chapter 19: Q51P (page 580)

When $1.0 m o l$ of oxygen ( $O_{2}$ ) gas is heated at constant pressure starting at, $0 ° C$ how much energy must be added to the gas as heat to double its volume? (The molecules rotate but do not oscillate.)

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Given data

Number of moles of gas is $n = 1.0$

Temperature;

$\begin{matrix} T_{i} = 0 ° C \\ = 273 K \end{matrix}$

Understanding the concept

The expression for the amount of energy transferred to the gas is given by,

$Q = n C_{P} Δ T$

Here Q is the amount of energy transferred to gas, n is the number of moles, $C_{P}$ is the specific heat capacity at constant pressure and $Δ T$ is the temperature difference.

Calculate the amount of energy that must be added to the gas as heat to double its volume

The equation;

$Q = n C_{P} Δ T$

But, for diatomic gas $, C_{P} = \frac{7}{2} R$

Substitute $\frac{7}{2} R$ for $C_{P}$

$Q = \frac{7}{2} n R Δ T$ ....... (i)

At constant pressure, Boyle’s law gives,

$T \propto V ∴ \frac{T_{f}}{T_{i}} = \frac{V_{f}}{V_{i}} T_{f} = 2 T_{i} \begin{matrix} Δ T = T_{f} - T_{i} \\ = 2 T_{i} - T_{i} \\ = T_{i} \end{matrix}$

Substitute $1 m o l$ for n, $8.3145 J / m o l \cdot K$ for R and $273 K$ for $Δ T$ into the equation (i)

$\begin{matrix} Q = \frac{7}{2} (1) (8.3145) (273) \\ = 7.945 \times 10^{3} J \\ \approx 8.0 \times 10^{3} J \end{matrix}$

Therefore, the amount of energy that must be added to the gas as heat to double its volume is $8.0 \times 10^{3} J .$

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When $1.0 m o l$ of oxygen ( $O_{2}$ ) gas is heated at constant pressure starting at, $0 ° C$ how much energy must be added to the gas as heat to double its volume? (The molecules rotate but do not oscillate.)

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When1.0 molof oxygen (O2) gas is heated at constant pressure starting at,0°C how much energy must be added to the gas as heat to double its volume? (The molecules rotate but do not oscillate.)

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Calculate the amount of energy that must be added to the gas as heat to double its volume

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When $1.0 m o l$ of oxygen ( $O_{2}$ ) gas is heated at constant pressure starting at, $0 ° C$ how much energy must be added to the gas as heat to double its volume? (The molecules rotate but do not oscillate.)