Chapter 2, Problem 2B.5P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The values of $w\text{, }\Delta U$ and $\Delta H$ have to be calculated by assuming that ${\text{CO}}_{\text{2}}$ is described by the van der Waals equation of state.

Concept introduction:

The system is said to have gone through a process when the initial state is changed to the final state.  The properties of the system such as temperature, pressure, enthalpy, entropy are changes in thermodynamic process.  Thermodynamics address temperature and heat and their relationship to work, energy and matter.