Q.

Three moles of an ideal gas are compressed isothermally from 60 L to 20 L using constant pressure of 5 atm. Heat exchange Q for the compression is – ________ Lit. atm.   [2024]


Ans.

(200)

w=-PextΔV=-Pext(V2-V1)=-5(20-60)atm L=200atm L

By first law of thermodynamics:

ΔV=-w+q

For isothermal process, ΔU=0, so q=-w=-200atm L