Explain how the First Law of Thermodynamics relates to metabolism in humans.”

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  1. “Explain how the First Law of Thermodynamics relates to metabolism in humans.”
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  1. “Initially there is a balloon that holds half of a mole of an ideal gas with a volume of 1.5 L at 273 K. Then 1500 J of heat is added to the balloon, and the balloon expands to 4.0 L. Using the Ideal Gas Law (PV =nRT) where R = 8.314 J K-¹mol-¹, the equation for work, and the First Law of Thermodynamics, what is the change in internal energy of the balloon at the end of the process?

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  1. A thermodynamic process that maintains a constant volume is called an isochoric process. During these types of processes, the gas does no work because it is not increasing the volume of the container. If you sealed off the top of a water bottle and shook 100 mL of water for two minutes, you would find that the water is warmer when you take a drink. If you shook the water long enough to raise the water’s temperature 5°C, what is the change in internal energy of the system?
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  2. “Examine the pV– diagrams below. Which one has positive work being done, and which one has negative work being done?”










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Experiment 1: First Law of Thermodynamics

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  1. “What did you observe as heat was added to the system over time? What did you observe as the system cooled down?”
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  1. “Consider the balloon and air inside the flask to be a closed system. Use the First Law of Thermodynamics to explain what happened to the balloon as heat was added by the environment.”
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  1. “Was the work done on the system positive or negative? Use your results to support your answer.”
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  1. “A scientist wants to do this experiment but modifies it by filling the balloon with 0.66 moles of neon gas, which behaves as an ideal gas. If the balloon initially holds 0.4 L of the gas and expands to 1.7 L after being heated in the pot over the stove, how much work is done by the system if the experiment is performed at 273 K?”
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Experiment 2: Shaken Sand System

Table 1: Shaken Sand System Temperature Data””

Initial Temperature (°C)

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  1. “What was the temperature change of the sand? Show your work.”
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  2. “What was the change in internal energy of the system? Show your work.

  Hint: The specific heat for dry sand is about 0.80 J/g·K and the density for sand is 2.3 g/mL.”
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  1. “Another way to calculate the change in internal energy is to find the heat going into the system using a different method. Use the following equation to find the heat going into the system:””

“and then multiply by the mass of the sand to find the change in internal energy of the system. How does this compare to your answer above?
Hint: Cp,system is the specific heat capacity of the sand and T is the temperature of the system in Kelvin.”
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  1. “Explain where the heat energy is coming from, if there is no work being done on the system because the volume is constant.”
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