A mixture of krypton and argon gas is compressed from a volume of 85.0L to a volume of 37.0L , while the pressure is held constant at 51.0atm . Calculate the work done on the gas mixture. Be sure your answer has the correct sign (positive or negative) and the correct number of significant digits.
Thermochemistry
Thermochemistry can be considered as a branch of thermodynamics that deals with the connections between warmth, work, and various types of energy, formed because of different synthetic and actual cycles. Thermochemistry describes the energy changes that occur as a result of reactions or chemical changes in a substance.
Exergonic Reaction
The term exergonic is derived from the Greek word in which ‘ergon’ means work and exergonic means ‘work outside’. Exergonic reactions releases work energy. Exergonic reactions are different from exothermic reactions, the one that releases only heat energy during the course of the reaction. So, exothermic reaction is one type of exergonic reaction. Exergonic reaction releases work energy in different forms like heat, light or sound. For example, a glow stick releases light making that an exergonic reaction and not an exothermic reaction since no heat is released. Even endothermic reactions at very high temperature are exergonic.
A mixture of krypton and argon gas is compressed from a volume of
to a volume of
, while the pressure is held constant at
. Calculate the work done on the gas mixture. Be sure your answer has the correct sign (positive or negative) and the correct number of significant digits.
Answer:
In thermodyanimcs, expansion work is always considered as negative and compression work is always positive considered as positive.
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