2 mole of a ideal gas at 2 bar and 27 deg celcius expands isothermally against a constant pressure of - Chemistry - Thermodynamics

Question

2 mole of a ideal gas at 2 bar and 27 deg celcius expands
isothermally against a constant pressure of 1 bar the work done by
the gas is equal to

Vartika Jain · Accepted Answer

Dear Student,

w=-nRTln (P1P2)Here, n=2R=8
314 JK-1mol-1T=27°C=27+273=300 KP1= 2 barP2= 1 barTherefore, w=-(2)(8
314)(300)ln21or, w=(-2)(8 314)(300)(ln2) = -3457
69 J =-34 57 kJ

2 mole of a ideal gas at 2 bar and 27 deg celcius expands isothermally against a constant pressure of 1 bar. the work done by the gas is equal to