Chemistry 340: Physical Chemistry for Biochemists I

Homework #5
1. A modified equation of state for a real gas is the following:

With a,b,c and m as constants and Vm is the molar volume (in L mol -1).

a) (25 pts) What is the change in internal energy with volume at constant temperature?
b) (25 pts) What is the change in enthalpy with pressure at constant temperature as a function of a,b,c, m, V m, P and

T?

2. The Joule-Thompson coefficient  for N2(g) at 300 °C, within the range of 0 atm – 60 atm, is described as:
K
μ=0.0142−( 2.60 ×10 ) p
−4
atm
a) (25 pts) Calculate the change in temperature that the gas undergoes when it rapidly expands from 50 atm to
10 atm at 300 °C.
b) (25 pts) At 25 °C, the Cp values for N2(g) and CO(g) are identical (29.1 J K -1mol-1), how is the value of (H/p)T
for CO, relative to N2)