Statement
5.6.17. One mole of hydrogen having a temperature of 0
◦C is heated at constant pressure. How much heat must be transferred to the gas to double its volume?
What kind of work will be performed by gas?
Solution
Assuming that hydrogen (H_2) behaves has an ideal gas
We have
we know that
where i is the number of degrees of freedom, which is 5 for hydrogen (diatomic gas)
so
and with Charles's Law (
and substituting in the heat
and the work for a constant pressure
It's an isobaric expansion work