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Suppose 0.550 mol of an ideal gas is isothermally and
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Suppose 0.550 mol of an ideal gas is isothermally and reversibly expanded in the four situations given below. What is the change in the entropy of the gas for each situation? Situation (a) (b) (c) (d) Temperature (K) 250 350 400 450 Initial volume (cm3 ) 0.200 0.200 0.300 0.300 Final volume (cm3 ) 0.800 0.800 1.20 1.20
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QUESTION:
Suppose 0.550 mol of an ideal gas is isothermally and reversibly expanded in the four situations given below. What is the change in the entropy of the gas for each situation? Situation (a) (b) (c) (d) Temperature (K) 250 350 400 450 Initial volume (cm3 ) 0.200 0.200 0.300 0.300 Final volume (cm3 ) 0.800 0.800 1.20 1.20
ANSWER:Step 1 of 5
For an isothermal ideal gas process, we have
Thus,