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Chapter 6, Problem 72P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Calculate the expansion work done when 3.70 moles of ethanol are converted to vapor at its boiling point \(\left(78.3^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\right)\) and 1.0 atm.
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QUESTION:
Calculate the expansion work done when 3.70 moles of ethanol are converted to vapor at its boiling point \(\left(78.3^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\right)\) and 1.0 atm.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
Here, we are going to calculate the expansion of work done when ethanol is converted to vapor.
We know that,
The work done by the gas on the surroundings is given by
----(1)
Where
is the change in volume =
P is the external atmospheric pressure.