Theme 01: Thermodynamics 1

Worksheet 1
Some included in this worksheet have been adapted from the resources accompanying the
textbook in the recommended reading list: “Physics” by James S. Walker, Pearson (2010).

Q1. A swimmer does of work and gives off of heat during a workout.

Determine and Q for the swimmer.

Q2. When heat is added to one mole of an ideal monatomic gas, its internal energy

increases by 49.86 J and its temperature increases by 4 K. Find the work done by the gas

during this process if it is assumed the process is at constant pressure.

Q3. A system consisting of an ideal gas at the constant pressure of 110 kPa gains 920 J of

heat. Find the change in volume of the system if the internal energy of the gas increases

by (a) 920 J or (b) 360 J.

Q4. The volume of a monatomic ideal gas doubles in an isothermal expansion. By what

factor does its pressure change?

Q5. As an ideal gas expands at constant pressure from a volume of 0.74 m 3 to a volume of

2.3 m3 it does 93 J of work. What is the gas pressure during this process?

Q6. If the internal energy of the system increases as the result of an adiabatic process, is

work done on the system or by the system? Calculate the work done on or by the system

if its internal energy increases by 670 J.

Q7. An ideal gas follows the three-part process shown in the following figure.

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At the completion of one full cycle, find the net work done by the system, the change in
internal energy and the heat transferred to the system.

Q8. If 535 J of heat are added to 45 moles of a monatomic gas at constant volume, how
much does the temperature of the gas increase? How much would the temperature increase if
the process had been at constant pressure?

Q9. Suppose 145 moles of a monatomic ideal gas undergo an isothermal expansion, as shown
in the following figure. What is the temperature at the beginning and the end of the
expansion and how much work is done by the gas?

Q10. 700 J of heat are added to an ideal gas, while the temperature is kept constant at 400
K. The gas initially has a pressure of 160 kPa and occupies a volume of 0.004 m 3. A) Is it
possible for the temperature to remain constant while heat is added? B) What are the final
values of the gas volume and pressure.

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