Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry 1 Question 28

31. One mole of monoatomic ideal gas expands adiabatically at initial temperature $T$ against a constant external pressure of $1 \mathrm{~atm}$ from $1 \mathrm{~L}$ to $2 \mathrm{~L}$. Find out the final temperature $\left(R=0.0821 \mathrm{~L} \mathrm{~atm} \mathrm{~K}^{-1} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}\right)$

$(2005,1 \mathrm{M})$

(a) $T$

(b) $\frac{T}{(2)^{5 / 3-1}}$

(c) $T-\frac{2}{3 \times 0.082}$

(d) $T+\frac{2}{3 \times 0.082}$

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Solution:

  1. For an irreversible, adiabatic process;

$$ 0=C_{V}\left(T_{2}-T_{1}\right)+p_{e}\left(V_{2}-V_{1}\right) $$

Substituting the values

$$ \begin{gathered} C_{V}\left(T-T_{2}\right)=1(2-1) \text { atm L } \ \Rightarrow \quad T-T_{2}=\frac{1}{C_{V}}=\frac{2}{3 R} \Rightarrow T_{2}=T-\frac{2}{3 \times 0.082} \end{gathered} $$