Exercise 1 : Thermodynamics

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1. The first law of thermodynamics may be represented by the equation

ΔU = Q + W
State what is meant by each of the following symbols.
+ΔU .................................................................................................................................
+q .....................................................................................................................................
+w ...............................................................................................................................[3]

2. 50 J of heat energy is supplied to a fixed mass of gas in a cylinder. The gas expands, doing
20 J of work. Calculate the change in internal energy of the gas.

3. How much heat transfer occurs from a system, if its internal energy decreased by 150 J
while it was doing 30.0 J of work?

4. A system does 1.80 × 108 J of work while 7.50 × 10 8 J of heat transfer occurs to the
environment. What is the change in internal energy of the system assuming no other
changes (such as in temperature or by the addition of fuel)?

5. What is the change in internal energy of a system which does 4.50 × 10 5 J of work while
3.00 × 106 J of heat transfer occurs into the system, and 8.00 × 10 6 J of heat transfer occurs
to the environment?