Find the total change in the internal energy of a gas that is subjected to the following two-step process. In the first step the gas is made to go through isochoric heating until 5560 J of heat is transferred into the gas and its pressure is 3.32 ✕ 105 Pa. In the second step it is subjected to isobaric compression until its volume decreases by 7.30 ✕ 10−3 m3 and 1270 J of heat is transferred out of the gas. What is the total change in internal energy of this gas

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Answer:

U = 9253.6 J

Explanation:

It is given that,

Heat transferred in isochoric process, [tex]Q_1=5560\ J[/tex]

Pressure in this process, [tex]P_1=3.32\times 10^5\ Pa[/tex]

In the second step,

It is subjected to isobaric compression until its volume decreases by, [tex]V=-7.3\times 10^{-3}\ m^3[/tex] (it decreases)

Heat transferred out of the gas, [tex]Q_2=1270\ J[/tex]

In isochoric process, work done by the gas is zero as in this type volume is constant, [tex]W_1=0[/tex]

According to first law of thermodynamics,

[tex]\Delta U=Q-W[/tex]

[tex]\Delta U_1=5560\ J[/tex].............(1)

In isochoric compression, [tex]W_2=P\Delta V[/tex]

[tex]\Delta U_2=1270-3.32\times 10^5\times (-7.3\times 10^{-3})[/tex]

[tex]\Delta U_2=3693.6\ J[/tex]

Let U is the total change in the internal energy of this gas. So,

[tex]U=U_1+U_2[/tex]

[tex]U=5560+3693.6[/tex]

U = 9253.6 J

So, the total change in the internal energy of this gas is $9253.6 J. Hence, this is the required solution.