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Thermodynamics
Teacher Notes and Answers
10 Thermodynamics
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HEAT AND WORK
1. c system by increasing or decreasing the
2. b kinetic energy of the particles in the system.
3. a However, this energy is almost immediately
4. c transferred from or to the system, so that the
Given internal energy, and thus the temperature of
P = 1.5  105 Pa the system does not effectively change.

V =
30  10
3 m3 10.
1.8  103 J
Solution Given
W = P
V = P = 3.0  105 Pa
(1.5  105 Pa)(
3.0  10
3 m3) = Vi = 1.55  10
2 m3

450 J Vf = 9.5  10
3 m3
5. d Solution
6. b W = P
V = P(Vf  Vi)
7. c W = (3.0  105 Pa)
8. a (9.5  103 m3  1.55  10
2 m3)
9. Energy that is added or removed from the W = (3.0  105 Pa)(6.0  10
3 m3)
system during an isothermal process causes = 1.8  103 J
a slight change in the internal energy of the

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Thermodynamics
Section Quiz: Relationships Between Heat and Work
Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.

_____ 1. Which of the following are ways in which energy can be transferred to
or from a substance?
a. heat and internal energy
b. work and internal energy
c. heat and work
d. heat and kinetic energy
_____ 2. What is a set of particles or interacting components that is considered a
distinct physical entity called?
a. an engine
b. a system
c. an environment
d. an ideal gas
_____ 3. How much work is done by 0.020 m3 of gas if its pressure increases by
2.0  105 Pa and the volume remains constant?
a. 0 J
b.
4.0  103 J
c. 4.0  103 J
d. 1.0  107 J

_____ 4. Pressure equal to 1.5  105 Pa is applied to a gas, causing its volume to
change by
3.0  10
3 m3. How much work is done?
a. 0 J
b.
5.0  107 J
c.
450 J
d. 450 J
_____ 5. For an isovolumetric process, which of the following statements is
correct?
a. Work, heat, and internal energy all undergo changes.
b. Work and heat balance each other, so that there is no change in
internal energy.
c. No energy is transferred as heat; internal energy change is due to
work.
d. No work is done; internal energy change is due to heat.

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Thermodynamics continued

_____ 6. For an isothermal process, which of the following statements is

correct?
a. Work, heat, and internal energy all undergo changes.
b. Work and heat balance each other, so that there is no change in
internal energy.
c. No energy is transferred as heat; internal energy change is due to
work.
d. No work is done; internal energy change is due to heat.
_____ 7. For an adiabatic process, which of the following statements is correct?
a. Work, heat, and internal energy all undergo changes.
b. Work and heat balance each other, so that there is no change in
internal energy.
c. No energy is transferred as heat; internal energy change is due to
work.
d. No work is done; internal energy change is due to heat.
_____ 8. A volume of cool air rapidly descends from the top of a mountain. The
air is a poor thermal conductor, but its temperature increases as its
volume decreases, because of the increase in atmospheric pressure as it
reaches the ground. What thermodynamic process takes place?
a. adiabatic
b. isovolumetric
c. isobaric
d. isothermal
9. Explain how energy can be transferred as heat and work in an isothermal
process and yet the internal energy of the system remains unchanged.
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3
10. Gas within a piston is compressed from a volume of 1.55  10
2 m to a
volume of 9.5  10
3 m3. What quantity of work is done if the compression
occurs under a constant pressure of 3.0  105 Pa?

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