Textbook example 8.6

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Gurvardaan Bal1L
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Textbook example 8.6

Postby Gurvardaan Bal1L » Mon Jan 22, 2018 7:58 pm

For part b on example 8.6(on page 281) why is delta U equal to q using the heat capacity at constant volume? I thought that at constant pressure the change in internal energy is equal to the change in enthalpy, so I'm confused as to why we are measuring q using the heat capacity at constant pressure. I understand that the book says that the gas must be heated at constant pressure to the final temperature, but why?

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Re: Textbook example 8.6

Postby Lucian1F » Mon Jan 22, 2018 9:11 pm

Since the system is at a constant volume, the work is 0, so the change in internal energy is equal to heat, so delta U = q.


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