Meaning of q=-w
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Re: Meaning of q=-w
Knowing that q=-w when the change in internal energy is 0 just helps you solve problems that may require work (but you're only given heat) or vice versa. You know that the work done by a system expanding isothermally is the opposite sign of the heat coming into the system. Note that the internal energy for an ideal gas will always be 0 if the temperature doesn't change (isothermal).
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Re: Meaning of q=-w
When q=-w that means that internal energy is zero which typically is seen in isothermal reversible expansion.
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q=-w when the internal energy of a system is 0, (normally q=U-w). This happens when an isothermal reversible expansion is taking place since work is being done by the system (and heat is leaving the system).
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When the change in internal energy is zero, it means that all the heat added to the system must be used by the system to do work.
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Re: Meaning of q=-w
Usually, in an isothermally reversible gas expansion, the work done by the heat equals the heat it received.
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q=-w can help you figure out that the reaction is isothermal reversible which means that it has a constant temperature and that the internal energy equals zero.
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The heat supplied to the system is equivalent to the energy leaving the system as work.
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This usually means that its an isothermal reversible reaction and that the internal energy is 0.
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When delta U is zero that means the equation deltaU = q+w is now 0=q+w so you can now change the equation to be q=-w
w is negative because you can have negative work but you can't have negative heat energy. It essentially just means that the heat added to the system is the same as the work being done by the system.
w is negative because you can have negative work but you can't have negative heat energy. It essentially just means that the heat added to the system is the same as the work being done by the system.
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If the Internal Energy of the System is equal to 0, then q must = - w so that they cancel out and you're left with 0.
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Basically, if the change in energy of the system is 0, then that means no energy is lost or gained in the system. That means that any heat is used to do work or vice versa.
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