Q: Two moles of an ideal gas are heated at constant pressure from
Two moles of an ideal gas are heated at constant pressure from T = 27°C to T = 107°C. (a). Draw a pV-diagram for this process. (b). Calculate the work done by the gas.
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Compare the pV-diagram for the Otto cycle in Fig. 20.6 with the diagram for the Carnot heat engine in Fig. 20.13. Explain some of the important differences between the two cycles. Fig. 20.6: Fig. 2...
See AnswerQ: Some critics of biological evolution claim that it violates the second law
Some critics of biological evolution claim that it violates the second law of thermodynamics, since evolution involves simple life forms developing into more complex and more highly ordered organisms....
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A growing plant creates a highly complex and organized structure out of simple materials such as air, water, and trace minerals. Does this violate the second law of thermodynamics? Why or why not? Wha...
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Does a refrigerator full of food consume more power if the room temperature is 200C than if it is 150C? Or is the power consumption the same? Explain your reasoning.
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Explain why each of the following processes is an example of increasing randomness: mixing hot and cold water; free expansion of a gas; irreversible heat flow; developing heat by mechanical friction....
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When a wet cloth is hung up in a hot wind in the desert, it is cooled by evaporation to a temperature that may be 20 C0 or so below that of the air. Discuss this process in light of the second law of...
See AnswerQ: During an isothermal compression of an ideal gas, 410 J of
During an isothermal compression of an ideal gas, 410 J of heat must be removed from the gas to maintain constant temperature. How much work is done by the gas during the process?
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When a quantity of monatomic ideal gas expands at a constant pressure of 4.00 × 104 Pa, the volume of the gas increases from 2.00 × 10-3 m3 to 8.00 × 10-3 m3. What is the change in the internal energy...
See AnswerQ: Heat Q flows into a monatomic ideal gas, and the volume
Heat Q flows into a monatomic ideal gas, and the volume increases while the pressure is kept constant. What fraction of the heat energy is used to do the expansion work of the gas?
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