Problem Sheet CET-II Session: 2014

1. One mole of propane gas is to be expanded from 0.001 m3 to 0.040 m3 while in contact with a
heating bath that keeps the temperature constant at 100 oC. The expansion is not reversible. The
heat extracted from the bath is 10.4 KJ. Using the van der Walls equation of state, determine the
work for the expansion. (w=-9,460 J/mol)
2. Develop a methodology for calculating according to the path shown in figure below, in which
the change in T occurs when intermolecular interactions are important.

3. The first step in manufacturing isobutene from isomerization of n-butane is to compress the feed
stream of n-butane. It is fed into the compressor at 9.47 bar and 80 oC and optimally exits at 18.9
bar & 120 oC, so that it can be fed into the isomerization reactor. The work supplied to the
compressor is 2100 J/mol. Calculate the heat that needs to be supplied into the unit per mole of n-
butane that passes through. (Note: solve 1st by pair T & V and 2nd by T & P)
For n-butane, as ideal gas & T in K


= 1.935 + 36.915 103 11.402 106 2

= 425.2 = 37.9
Redlich Kwong Equation of state

=
( + )
0.4272.5 2 0.08664
= =

4. By taking S = S (T, v), prove that

2
=

5. One mole of iron is at 1000 K and 1 bar. It is reversibly compressed in a well-insulated system to
10,000 bar. What is the final temperature? (T=1006 K)