LECTURE 6 ASSESSMENT

For Numbers 1 and 2: Consider a sample of 4.50 g of methane (FM = 16.04) occupies 12.7 dm3 at
310 K.

1. Calculate the work done when the gas expands isothermally against a constant external
pressure of 200 Torr until its volume has increased by 3.3 dm3.
a. + 88 J b. – 88 J
c. + 660 J d. – 660 J

2. Calculate the work that would be done if the same expansion occurred reversibly.
a. + 167 J b. – 167 J
c. + 84 J d. – 84 J

3. Calculate the final temperature of a sample of argon of mass 12.0 g that is expanded reversibly
and adiabatically from 1.0 dm3 at 273.15 K to 3.0 dm3. The molar heat capacity (Cp,m) for argon is
20.786.
a. 120 K b. 135 K
c. 115 K d. 131 K

4. A sample of carbon dioxide of mass 2.45 g at 27oC can expand reversibly and adiabatically from
500 cm3 to 3.00 dm3. What is the work done by the gas? The molar heat capacity at constant
pressure for carbon dioxide is 37.11 J k-1 mol-1
a. 200 J b. 240 J
c. -197 J d. 134 J

For items no 5 to 6: When 229 J of energy is supplied as heat to 3.0 mol Ar (g) at constant
pressure, the temperature of the sample increases by 2.55 K.

5. What is the molar heat capacity at constant pressure.

a. 20 K-1 mol-1 b. 30 K-1 mol-1
c. 25 K-1 mol-1 d. 35 K-1 mol-1

6. What is the molar heat capacity at constant volume.

a. 12 K-1 mol-1 b. 17 K-1 mol-1
c. 22 J K-1 mol-1 d. 27 K-1 mol-1
7. For the complete combustion of ethanol: C2H5OH(l) + 3 O2 (g) à 2 CO2(g) + 3 H2O(l)
The amount of heat produced, as measured in a bomb calorimeter, is 1364.47 kJ mol-1 at 25oC.
What is the êH for the reaction? Assume ideal gas law applies to the system.
a. -2457.8 kJ mol-1 b. – 4563.4 kJ mol-1

c. -3167.0 kJ mol-1 d. -1366.9 kJ mol-1

8. At a constant pressure of 3.25 atm, 3.0 mol of Oxygen is heated and its temperature increases
from 250K to 275K. The molar heat capacity of O2 at constant pressure is 29.4 J mol-1 K-1. Calculate
the internal energy.
a. 735 J b. 2205 J
c. 527 J c. 1581 J

9. Two moles of ideal monoatomic gas are allowed to expand adiabatically and reversibly
from 300 K and 200 K. The work done in the system is: (Cv=12.5 J/K/mole)

a. -12.5 kJ
b. -2.5 kJ
c. -625 kJ
d. 500 kJ

10. The state of an ideal gas is changed in a closed path 1→2→3→4→1. Which of the following is
true about work done on the gas?
Work 1→2 Work 2→3 Work 3→4 Work 4→1
a. W > 0 W=0 W<0 W=0
b. W < 0 W=0 W=0 W>0
b. W < 0 W=0 W>0 W=0
d. W = 0 W>0 W=0 W<0
e. W = 0 W<0 W=0 W>0