PTT 140 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

ASSIGNMENT 1

Date of submission: 13 November 2014

Chapter 1: Introduction To Physical Chemistry
1) Explain how the perfect gas equation of state arises by combination of Boyles Law, Charles
Law and Avogadros principle. [Level Complexity C2; Learning Outcome CO1].
2) Calculate the pressure exerted by 22 g of ethane behaving as a perfect gas gas when confined
to 1000cm3 at 25oC.[Level Complexity C4; Learning Outcome CO2].
3) Derive the equation P1V1/T1=P2V2/T1 from the equation PV=nRT. [Level Complexity C6;
Learning Outcome CO3].
4) A gas mixture consists of 320 mg of methane, 175 mg of argon and 225 mg of neon. The
partial pressure of neon at 300K is 8.87 kPa. Calculate the volume and total pressure of the
mixture (in Pascal). [CH4: 16.04 g/mol; Ar: 39.95 g/mol; 20.18 g/mol]. [Sample of Past Year
Question]

Chapter 2: First Law Of Thermodynamic

1) Explain how liquid water can go from 25oC and 1 atm to 30oC and 1 atm in a process for which
q<0. [Level Complexity C2; Learning Outcome CO1].
2) A sample consisting of 1 mol of perfect gas atoms, for which Cv,m=3/2R, initially ap P1= 1.00
atm and T1=300K, is heated reversibly to 400K at constant volume. Calculate the final
pressure, U, q and w. .[Level Complexity C4; Learning Outcome CO2 and CO3].
3) Derive this equation: [Level Complexity C6; Learning Outcome CO3].

4) From the following data, determine fH for diborane, B2H6(g) at 298K: [Sample of Past Year
Question]
(1) B2H6(g) 3 O2 (g) B2O3 (s) + 3 H20
(2) 2 B (s) + 3/2 O2 (g) B2O3 (s)
(3) H2 (g) + O2 (g) H2O (g)

fH = -2036 kJ mol-1
fH = -1274 kJ mol-1
fH = -241.8 kJ mol-1

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESS)

PTT 140 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

ASSIGNMENT 1

Chapter 3: The Second Law of Thermodynamic

1) Illustrate and explain the carnot cycle diagram. .[Level Complexity C2 and C3; Learning Outcome
CO1 and CO3].
2) A carnot-cycle heat engine does 2.50kJ of work per cycle and has the efficiency of 45%. Calculate
w, qH and qc for one cycle. .[Level Complexity C4; Learning Outcome CO2 and C03].
3) A sample consisting of 2.0 mol of diatomic perfect gas molecules at 250 K is compressed
reversibly and adiabatically until its temperature reaches 300 K.Calculate q, w, U, H and S.
(Given that Cv,m = 27.5 JK-1mol-1). .[Level Complexity C4; Learning Outcome CO2 and C03].
4) One mole of an ideal gas at 300 K is isothermally compressed by a constant external pressure
equal to the final pressure. At the end of the process P=Pexternal. Because
at all but the final state, this process reversible. The initial volume is 25 L and
the final volume is 10 L. The Temperature of the surrounding is 300 K. Calculate the S,
Ssurrounding and Stotal. .[Level Complexity C4; Learning Outcome CO2]
5) Calculate the S (for the system) when the state of 3.0 mol diatomic perfect gas molecules, for
which Cp,m=5/2 R, is change from 25oC and 1.00 atm to 125oC and 5 atm. [Sample of Past Year
Question]
Chapter 5: Material and Chemical Equilibrium
1) Define the following terms: [Level Complexity C1; Learning Outcome CO1].
a) phase equilibrium
b) reaction equilibrium
c) standard state for pure solid and pure liquid
d) standard enthalpy change of reaction
2) Consider in a system contains 1 mol of He, 3 mol of Ne, 2 mol of Ar and 2.5 mol of Xe at 298K.
The pressure in each compartments is 1 bar. [Level Complexity C4; Learning Outcome CO2].
(i)
Calculate Gmixing
(ii)
Calculate Smixing
3) Justify the Gibbs-Helmholtz Equation. [Level Complexity C6; Learning Outcome CO3].
4) Write out the equilibrium condition for the following reaction: [Sample of Past Year Question]
2C6H6 + 15O2 12CO2 + 6H2O
2H2O + O2 2H2O

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESS)