Isothermal

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Ethan Breaux 2F
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Isothermal

Postby Ethan Breaux 2F » Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:37 am

On a test or midterm will we be told if the system is Isothermal?

Rachel-Weisz3C
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Re: Isothermal

Postby Rachel-Weisz3C » Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:52 am

I think it will be stated in the questions, but if it doesn't specifically say isothermal, it would say that temperature remains constant.

Amar Singh
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Re: Isothermal

Postby Amar Singh » Sun Feb 17, 2019 11:48 pm

Typically the tests will say isothermal, or temperature constant. Unless explicitly stated, you can assume it is isothermal.

Shibhon_Shepard
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Re: Isothermal

Postby Shibhon_Shepard » Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:27 pm

for the most part it should state that it is isothermal or that the temperature is constant.

Xingzheng Sun 2K
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Re: Isothermal

Postby Xingzheng Sun 2K » Thu Feb 21, 2019 3:48 am

Normally it is told that the system is isothermal if it is important for solving the problem.

Alysa Rallistan 2G
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Re: Isothermal

Postby Alysa Rallistan 2G » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:09 pm

If it is not explicitly stated that temperature changes, you can also assume the reaction is isothermal, this also goes with systems in standard state

isarose0
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Re: Isothermal

Postby isarose0 » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:50 pm

The problem will most likely tell you if the system is isothermal, or constant temperature. This is also usually indicated by reversible expansion

Heidi Ibarra Castillo 1D
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Re: Isothermal

Postby Heidi Ibarra Castillo 1D » Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:35 pm

it usually will let you know , however you can also assume if it is at a constant T

Rogelio Bazan 1D
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Re: Isothermal

Postby Rogelio Bazan 1D » Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:39 pm

Isothermal is key information when solving a problem as it is in reference to the temperature if it is not explicitly stated we assume temperature would be constant when doing our calculations, hope this helps.

Subhani Diu 1F
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Re: Isothermal

Postby Subhani Diu 1F » Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:01 pm

It will usually indicate that the temperature is constant, but it is safe to assume that the reaction is isothermal.


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