Clear question is;
An ideal gas is enclosed in a piston-cylinder apparatus with the piston being freely movable. Given that ΔE is positive and ΔH is negative following a process,
pick one
A) the system absorbs heat and expands during the process.
B) the system absorbs heat and contracts during the process.
C) the system loses heat and expands during the process.
D) the system loses heat and contracts during the process.
E) the system loses heat but neither expands nor contracts during the process.
Answer:
Option A is correct.
Explanation:
In thermodynamics, when the change in energy which is ΔE of a system is positive, it means that the system is undergoing an endothermic process. An endothermic process is simply one where heat is absorbed from the surroundings
Now, when change in enthalpy which is ΔH is negative, it means that it's an exothermic reaction. Exothermic means it releases heat to the surroundings. This means work is positive because the system does work on the surroundings. Thus it will expand.
So the correct answer is;
heat is absorbed from the surroundings and will expand during the process.
