Question

How much heat energy must be added to the gas to expand the cylinder length to 16.0 cm ?

Answer 1

This question is incomplete, the complete question is;

A monatomic gas fills the left end of the cylinder in the following figure. At 300 K , the gas cylinder length is 14.0 cm and the spring is compressed by65.0 cm . How much heat energy must be added to the gas to expand the cylinder length to 16.0 cm ?

Answer:

the required heat energy is 16 J

Explanation:

Given the data in the question;

Lets consider the ideal gas equation;

PV = nRT

from the image, we calculate initial pressure;

Pi = ( 2000N/M × 0.06m) / 0.0008 m²

Pi = 15 × 10⁴ Pa

next we find Initial velocity

Vi = (0.0008 m²)(0.14) = 1.1 × 10⁻⁴ m²

now we find the number of moles

n = [(15 × 10⁴ Pa)(1.1 × 10⁻⁴ m²)] / 8.31 J/molK × 300K

N = 6.6 × 10⁻³ mol

next we calculate the final temperature;

Pf = ( 2000N/m × 0.08) / 0.0008 m²

Pf = 2 × 10⁵ Pa

Calculate the final Volume

Vf = (0.0008 m² × 0.16 m = 1.28 × 10⁻⁴ m³

we also determine the final temperature

$T_{f}$ =  (2 × 10⁵ Pa × 1.28 × 10⁻⁴ m³) / 6.6 × 10⁻³ × 8.31 J/molK

$T_{f}$  = 466.8 K

so change in temperature ΔT

ΔT =  466.8 K - 300K = 166.8 K

we then calculate the change in thermal energy

ΔU = nCΔT

ΔU = ( 6.6 × 10⁻³ mol ) × 12.5 × 166.8K

ΔU = 13.761 J

C is the isochoric molar specific heat which is equal to 3R/2 for monoatomic

now we calculate the work done;

W = 1/2 × K( x$_{i\\}$² - x$_{f\\}$² )

W = 1/2 × ( 2000 N/m) ( 0.06² - 0.08² )

= - 2.8 J

and we then calculate the heat energy using the following expression;

Q = ΔU - W

we substitute

Q = 13.761 - (- 2.8 J)

Q = 13.761 + 2.8 J)

Q =  16 J

Therefore, the required heat energy is 16 J