Chemistry 340: Physical Chemistry for Biochemists I

Homework #6

1. (10 pts) Calculate the entropy of fusion and vaporization for pure water. ∆Hvap=40.65 kJ mol-1. ∆Hfus=6.010 kJ mol-1.

2. A 1.00L piston with 1.00 mole of an ideal gas at 298.0K and 1.00bar is isothermally and reversibly compressed to a final
volume of 0.100L, the irreversibly expanded in 1 step to its original volume with an applied pressure of 1.00bar.
a. (6 pts) Calculate the change in heat for the system (qsys) for the compression and expansion steps.
b. (6 pts) Calculate the change in entropy for the compression and expansion steps.
c. (6 pts) Calculate the net change in entropy for the compression and expansion steps together.
d. (6 pts) Is there a net change in entropy for the system? If so, why; if not, why not?
e. (6 pts) Is there a net change in the entropy for the surrounding? If so, why; if not, why not?

3. An ideal gas cloud has an initial pressure of 1.00 bar, initial volume of 100.0L and temperature of 25.0ºC. The cloud expands
reversibly and adiabatically to a final volume of 1000.0L.
Cp,m = 20.79 J mol-1 K-1.
a. (10 pts) What is the final pressure of the gas cloud?
b. (10 pts) What is the final temperature of the gas cloud?
c. (10 pts) What is the change in entropy for this process?

4. An ideal gas in a moveable piston is allowed to reversibly expand by slowly heating at constant pressure.
a. (10 pts) Derive the equation for the work done (wreversible) as a function of the initial and final temperatures.
b. (10 pts) Derive the equation for the change in heat in the system (q).
c. (10 pts) Derive the equation for the change in entropy.