CHE 103 1.0 - Chemical Thermodynamics

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UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA

B.Sc. (General) Degree First Year Second Semester Ending Examination


October/December 2018

CHE 103 1.0 Chemical Thermodynamics


FST 165 1.0 Chemical Thermodynamics

Time - One Hour


Answer All Questions
Gass constant (R) = 8.314 J K'1 mol1, 1 atm = 101325 Pa, C n.m = 5R/2, Cv.m= 3R/2

(i)

a) Write down the zeroth law of thermodynamics.


b) Giving two examples, define the path properties in thermodynamics.
c) Giving two examples, define an isolated system.
(10 marks)
(2)
a) Write the mathematical expression for the first law of thermodynamics. Define
all the factors.
b) Derive an expression for the work done (w) by a system for a reversible,
isothermal expansion from Vj to V2 of an ideal gas containing n number of
moles.
- c) An amount of 64.0 g of O2 (g) is present in a closed vessal at 25°C and 1 atm.
:
Calculate the work done (w), heat exchange (q) and internal energy change
(ALO when the volume of the gas is doubled,
I i) reversibly and isothermally
!
ii) irreversibly and isothermally
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iii) isobarically

Molar heat capacity of O2 = 29.3 J K 1 mol -1


Molar mass of O2 = 16.0 g mol -1

(20 marks)

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3)
a) Slate the Kelvin and Clausius statements.
b) One mole of He gas is placed under 2 atm and 25°C. The gas expands reversibly
and isothermally until the final pressure reaches to 1 ATM. Calculate the,
i) amount of heat exchange between the surrounding and the system
ii) entropy change
a) Of the system
b) Of theSurrounding
c) In the Universe
(30 marks)

(4)
a) What is the difference between reaction quotient (Q) and the equilibrium constant
(K).
b) Consider the ammonia synthesis reaction given below,
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N2(g) + 3H2 (g) ^2NH3(g), AG° = -33.3 kJ mol

For the following mixture of reactants and products at 298 K. With


i appropriate calculations, predict the direction in which the system will shift to
reach equilibrium.

PNH3 = 1.00 atm, PN2 = 1.47 atm, PH2 = 1.00 x 10‘2 atm

Use the following equation for the calculation,

AG = AG°+ RT InQ

(20 marks)
(5)
a) Write down the four master equations in thermodynamics.
i b) Using the master equation for U, (U is a function of S and V), derive the
Maxwell relationship given below.

+
s V
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(20 marks)

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