What is the work which could be obtained from an isothermal reversible expansion of 1 mol of Cl2 from 1dm3 to 50dm3 at 273 K using ideal gas behaviour.
A
−8.88kJmol−1
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8.88kJmol−1
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C
−88.8kJmol−1
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88.8kJmol−1
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Solution
The correct option is B8.88kJmol−1 For an ideal gas w=−RTlnV2V1 =−(8.314JK−1mol−1)(273K)×2.303×log(50dm31dm3) =−8882Jmol−1=−8.88kJmol−1
Work obtained = 8.88kJmol−1