Five moles of hydrogen initially at STP is compressed adiabatically so that its temperature becomes $673…

Five moles of hydrogen initially at STP is compressed adiabatically so that its temperature becomes $673 \mathrm{~K}$. The increase in internal energy of the gas, in kilo joule is $(R=8.3 \mathrm{~J} / \mathrm{mol}-\mathrm{K} ; \gamma=1.4$ for diatomic gas $)$
  1. $80.5$
  2. $21.55$
  3. $41.50$
  4. $65.55$

Solution

Work done by an ideal gas is adiabatic expansion $ \begin{aligned} & d U=n \frac{R}{\gamma-1} d T \\ & d U=n \frac{R}{\gamma-1}\left(T_2-T_1\right) \end{aligned} $ Given $ \begin{aligned} T_1 & =273 \mathrm{~K} \\ T_2 & =673 \mathrm{~K} \\ R & =8.3 \mathrm{~J} / \mathrm{mol}-\mathrm{K} \\ n & =5 \\ \gamma & =1.4 \end{aligned} $ $ \begin{aligned} \therefore d U & =5 \times \frac{8.3}{1.4-1}(673-273) \\ & =\frac{41.5}{0.4} \times 400 \mathrm{~J} \\ & =415 \times 100 \mathrm{~J} \\ & =41.50 \mathrm{~kJ} \end{aligned} $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2014

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