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Let the system be one mole of argon gas at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Compute the total energy (kinetic only, neglecting atomic rest energies), entropy, enthalpy, Helmholtz free energy, and Gibbs free energy. Express all answers in SI units.

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For 1 mol of Argon gas, Total energy=3.741KJ, Entropy=155J/K, Helmholtz energy=-42.75KJ and Gibbs free energy=-40.25KJ.

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Given information

Number of moles, n=1.

Room temperature, T=300K.

Pressure,P=1atm=1.01×105Pa.

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Step 2. Formula used

Internal Energy,

U=32nRTwheren=NumberofmolesofgasR=GasconstantT=temperature

Sackur-Tetrode equation:

S=NklnkTP2Ï€nKTh232+52whereN=numberofmoleculesk=BoltzmannconstantT=temperatureP=Pressurem=massh=Plancksconstant

Enthalpy is

H=U+PVwhereU=internalenergyP=pressureV=Volume

Ideal gas equation is

PV=nRT.

So,H=32nRT+nRT=52nRT

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Step 3. Calculation of Total internal energy

U=32nRT=321mol8.314J/K.mol300K=3.741KJ

So, internal energy for 1 mole of gas,U=3.741KJ.

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Step 4. Calculation of Enthalpy

First calculate the value of kTP2Ï€²Ô°­°Õh232.

Here,

°ì=1.38×10-23JK-1T=300K±Ê=1.013×105N/m2³¾=66.8×10-27kg³ó=6.63×10-34´³Â·²õ

So,

kTP2Ï€²Ô°­°Õh232=1.38×10-23J/K300K2Ï€66.8×10-27kg1.38×10-23J/K300K321.013×105N/m26.63×10-34´³Â·²õ3=1.0149×107

The product of N and k results in the formation of a new constant known as gas constant, Nk=R.

Here ¸é=8.314´³/°­Â·³¾´Ç±ô.

So,

S=8.314ln1.0149×107+52=8.31416.13+2.5=134.1+20.78=155J/K

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Step 5. Calculation of Helmholtz free energy

Here,

U=3.741KJS=155J/KT=300K

So,

role="math" localid="1647277895317" F=U-TS=3741J-300K155J/K=-42759J=-42.75KJ

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Step 6. Calculation of Enthalpy

H=52nRT=5218.314300=6.236KJ

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Step 7. Calculation of Gibbs free energy

Here,

F=-42.75KJn=1molR=8.314J/KT=300K

So,

G=F+nRT=-42.75KJ+1mol8.314J/mol300K=-40.25KJ

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Step 8. Conclusion

For 1 mol of Argon gas, Total energy=3.741KJ, Entropy=155J/K, Helmholtz energy=-42.75KJ and Gibbs free energy=-40.25KJ.

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