
During the isothermal expansion of an ideal gas:


Important Questions on Thermodynamics
In an isothermal expansion of a gaseous sample, the correct relation is: (consider (work) with sign according to new IUPAC convention)
[The reversible and irreversible processes are carried out between same initial and final states.]



Calculate magnitude of of the reaction in for the hydrogenation of acetylene to ethene at constant volume and at Given that ; .
Round off your answer to the nearest integer.

Assuming that of the heat is useful, how many of water, at , can be heated to by burning of methane at
Answer after rounding off to the nearest integer value.

Calculate the bond enthalpy from the following data:
Heat of formation of ethane
bond enthalpy

The heat of combustion of graphite and diamond at are and , respectively. The specific heat of these substances are and , respectively. Calculate the heat of transformation of graphite into diamond at .
[Hint: ]

Assume that the only change in volume is due to the production of hydrogen and calculate the work done in joules(in multiple of ) when moles of dissolve in hydrochloric acid, giving at and .
[Hint: ]
