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Physical Chemistry 1 Exercise Chapter 1 2
Physical Chemistry 1 Exercise Chapter 1 2
CHAPTER 1:
CONCEPTS AND PROPERTIES OF SUBSTANCES
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PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, VOLUME
2/ Temperature (T)
oC: Celsius K: Kelvin oF: Fahrenheit (less use)
[K] = 273.15 + [oC]
3/ Volume (V) – m3 in SI
1 L = 1 dm3 = 10-3 m3 1 mL = 1/1000 L = 10-6 m3
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ISOTHERMAL COMPRESSIBILITY
PV = n.R.T
R Unit Energy Pressure Volume
8.314 J.K−1.mol−1 J Pa m3
2
nRT n RT a
P= − 2
Or
P= − a
V − nb V (Vm − b) Vm
a
pc =
27b 2
Vc = 3b
8a
Tc =
27bR
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Work Done on an Ideal Gas in a Reversible Process
c. Recalculate the work done in the process of part a, using Van der Waals equation for
CO2. Give a = 0.3640 Pa m6 mol-2, b = 4.267 x 10-5 m3 mol-1
Constant-Pressure Processes
Expansion Processes
For a closed system and for any process that begins and ends with equilibrium states
UT = HT = 0