Answer:
a. 3.79e5 J
b. Decrease.
Explanation:
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a. In this case, since the heat involved during a compression-expansion isothermal process is computed via:
[tex]Q=nRTln(\frac{V_2}{V_1} )[/tex]
Now, since the final volume is one third of the initial one:
[tex]V_2=\frac{V_1}{3}[/tex]
So we can plug in now:
[tex]Q=139mol*8.3145\frac{J}{mol*K}*298.15K*ln(\frac{\frac{V_1}{3} }{V_1} )\\\\Q=-3.79x10^5J[/tex]
b. In this case, the relationship between initial and final volume is:
[tex]V_2=2.2V_1[/tex]
So the heat interaction is now:
[tex]Q=139mol*8.3145\frac{J}{mol*K}*298.15K*ln(\frac{2.2V_1 }{V_1} )\\\\Q=2.72x10^5J[/tex]
It means that the heat interaction decrease on the contrary process, it means that in a. heat was released by 3.79e5 J and in b heat is absorbed by 2.72e5 J.
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