3.1 Whenever a gas expands isothermally, such as when you exhale or when a flask is opened, the gas undergoes an increase in entropy. A sample of methane gas of mass 15 g at 260 K and 105 kPa expands isothermally and (a) revers- ibly, (b) irreversibly until its pressure is 1.50 kPa. Calculate the change in entropy of the gas.

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3.1 Whenever a gas expands isothermally, such as when
you exhale or when a flask is opened, the gas undergoes an
increase in entropy. A sample of methane gas of mass 15 g
at 260 K and 105 kPa expands isothermally and (a) revers-
ibly, (b) irreversibly until its pressure is 1.50 kPa. Calculate the
change in entropy of the gas.
Transcribed Image Text:3.1 Whenever a gas expands isothermally, such as when you exhale or when a flask is opened, the gas undergoes an increase in entropy. A sample of methane gas of mass 15 g at 260 K and 105 kPa expands isothermally and (a) revers- ibly, (b) irreversibly until its pressure is 1.50 kPa. Calculate the change in entropy of the gas.
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