PWANI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

A CONSTITUENT COLLEGE OF KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR

……YEAR …. SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF

STREAM: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

(SCIENCE0

SCH 201:CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS

END SEMESTER:……. TIME: 3 HOURS

DAY/TIME: …….. DATE:………………..

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Answer question ONE(COMPULSORY) and any other FOUR questions

2. Electronic calculations my be used
3. Show al your workings CLEARLY
4. All questions have equal marks
Take; R = 8.314 JMol-K-1; 82.06cm3.atmMol-1K-1; 1.987 Calmol-1K-1

Q1) a) The total work done on a particle by a force F acting in three dimension is
given by: 2 2
w = ∫2 Fxdx + ∫Frdy - ∫Fzdz
1 1 1

Given that Neuton’s second Law gives Fx = ax

W = K2 – K1 =  K (10 mks)

b) i) Obama slowly lifts a 30.0Kg object to a height of 2.00m above its

initial position. Find the work done on the object by obama.
(Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.81mls2 (3 mks)

ii) The Total work done on the object by all forces is zero. Explain.
(1 mk)

Q.2) a) Show that, for a Reversible phase change at constant Pressure

and Temperature; Entropy change is given by:
S = H
T
b) The Heat of vaporization of water at 100oC is 40.66Kjmol-1
Find  S when 5.00g of water vapour condense to liquid at 100oC
and 1 atm pressure. (3 mks)

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 c) Use the standards heats of formation and standard Entropies given
below to calculate  Go for the Reaction.
Equation: N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g)
 H + Kjlmol
o
0.00 0.00 -46.11

So, Jik.Mol 191.50 130.68 192.3 (6 mks)

d) For the equilibrium,

H2(g) + I2(g) ⇌ 2HIg
At 425.4oC,  Go is estimated to be -25.31Kjmol-1
Calculate the value of Kp at 425.4oC. (3 mks)

Q.3) a) Distinguish between the standard enthalpy of formation  Ho+ and

standard enthalpy of combustion  HoC (2 mks)

b) The standard enthalpy of combustion of acetylene,

HC ≡ CH, is -1299.60KJNol-1. Calculate the  Ho+ for acetylene given
that:

C(s) + O2(g) CO2(g)  Ho4(CO2) = -393.51Kjmol-1

o -1
H2(g) + ½ O2(g) H2O(1)  H +(H20) = -285.8Kjmol (4 mks)

c) i) Show that for a Reversible Isothermal Expansion process of a

perfect gas; (4 mks)

w = nRTIn P2
P1
ii) a cylinder fitted with a frictionless Piston contains 3.00mol of He
gas at P = 1.00 atm and is in a large isothermal bath at 400k. The
Pressure is reversibly increased to 5.00 atm. Find w and q for this
process. Assume that He is a perfect gas. (4 mks)

Q.4) a) Distinguish between an Adiabatic Process and Isobaric process

(2 mks)
b) State the first Law of thermodynamics (2 mks)

c) Calculate   when 1.00molof H2O goes from 25oc and 1 atom to

30oC and 0.9970(g) / cm3 at 25.OoC (10 mks)
(Specific Heat capacity for H2O = 1.00Calg-1oC-1)

Q.5) a) Internal Energy is a Thermodynamic state function. Explain

(2 mks)
b) Given that dw = Fxdx and P = F ; Derive
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an expression for P – V work, wrev for a closed reversible system.
(4 mks)
c) 0.100mol of a perfect gas having Cv.m = 1.50R undergoes an
Isothermal reversible cyclic process
1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 1 shown below
2
 P/atm

2 3
3.00

1.00 1 4

1000 2000 V/cm3

i) Calculate the total work, w for the complete cycle.

Give your answer in joules. (6 mks)
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ii) Given that q = ∫ CvdT, calculate q for process 1 → 2
1
(2 mks)

Q.6) a) Given that H =  + PV and   = q + w, show that, for a closed

system undergoing only P – V work under constant pressures;
(5 mks)
 H = qp

b) How many joules must be added to a 63.43g sample of Fe(s) to

raise the samples temperature from 19.7 to 54.2oC
(Take specific Heat capacity of Fe(s) = 0-45j.g-1oC-1) (3 mks)

c) A 50.0 mL sample of 1.00MNaOH was placed in a calorimeter at 25.4 oC,

50.0mL of 0.50MH2S04 was then added rapidly and the two solutions
stirred to mix. Calculate the Molar Enthalpy for Neutralization of H2S04
given that the temperature of the solution rose to 31.9 oC.
(Take density of H2S04 and Na0H = 1.00g/ml and specific Heat capacity =
4.18 J.g-1oC-1)