CIE AS & A Level Physics : 15.1 The mole – Exam style question – Paper 4

Question

A fixed mass of an ideal gas has a volume V and a pressure p. The gas undergoes a cycle of changes, X to Y to Z to X, as shown in Fig. 2.1.

Table 2.1 shows data for p, V and temperature T for the gas at points X, Y and Z.

 Table 2.1

(a)     State the change in internal energy ΔU for one complete cycle, XYZX.

(b)     Calculate the amount n of gas.

 

(c)     Complete Table 2.1.

 

Use the space below for any working.

(d)     (i)     The first law of thermodynamics for a system may be represented by the equation

ΔU = q + W.

          State, with reference to the system, what is meant by:

(ii)    Explain how the first law of thermodynamics applies to the change Z to X.

Answer/Explanation

Ans:

(a)      \(0\)

(b)     \(pV\) = \(nRT\)

\((n =) 1.5 \times 10^{5} \times 4.2 \times 10^{–3} / 8.31 \times 540\)

= 0.14 mol

(c)     missing pressure \(1.5 ( \times 10^{5})\)

both missing volumes  \(1.8 ( \times 10^{–3})\)

(d)     (i)      \((ΔU:)\) increase in internal energy (of the system)

\((q:)\) thermal energy supplied to the system B1

\((W:)\) work done on system

(ii)      volume increases and work is done by the gas

 

Question

 A fixed mass of an ideal gas is at a temperature of 21°C. The pressure of the gas is 2.3 × 105 Pa and its volume is 3.5 × 10–3m3.

     (a) (i) Calculate the number N of molecules in the gas.
                                                                                                          N = ………………………………………………… [2]

           (ii) The mass of one molecule of the gas is 40u.
                  Determine the root-mean-square (r.m.s.) speed of the gas molecules.
                                                                                       r.m.s. speed = ………………………………………… ms–1 [2]

    (b) The temperature of the gas is increased by 84°C.
           Calculate the value of the ratio

                                       

                                                                                                     ratio = ………………………………………………… [2]
                                                                                                                                                                       [Total: 6]

Answer/Explanation

Ans

(a) (i) pV =  NkT = or  pV = nRT = and N = nNA

               \(N=\frac{2.3\times 10^{5}\times 3.5\times 10^{-3}}{1.38\times 10^{-23}\times 294}\)

                = 2.0 × 1023

 (a) (ii) \(pV=\frac{1}{3}Nmc^{2}\)

                \(c^{2}=\frac{3\times 2.3\times 10^{5}\times 3.5\times 10^{-3}}{2.0\times 10^{23}\times 40\times 1.66^{-27}}\)

                = 182 000
                r.m.s. speed = 430 ms–1

                or

                \(\frac{1}{2}mc^{2}=\frac{3}{2}kT\)

                 \(c^{2}=\frac{3\times 1.38\times 10^{-23}\times 294}{40\times 1.66\times 10^{-27}}\)

                = 183 000
                 r.m.s.speed = 430 ms–1

(b)  \(c^{2}=\frac{3\times2.0\times10^{23}\times1.38\times 10^{-23}\times(294+84)}{2.0\times 10^{23}\times 40\times 1.66\times 10^{-27}}\)

            c = 236000

            c= 485

            \(ratio=\left ( =\frac{485}{430} \right )=1.1\)

               OR

              \(v\infty \sqrt{T} \ or\ v^{2}\infty T\)

             \(ratio=\sqrt{\frac{273+21+84}{273+21}} \ or\ \sqrt{\frac{378}{294}}\)

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