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Polymers, like rubber, are made of very long molecules, usually tangled up in a configuration that has lots of entropy. As a very crude model of a rubber band, consider a chain of N links, each of length (see Figure 3.17). Imagine that each link has only two possible states, pointing either left or right. The total length L of the rubber band is the net displacement from the beginning of the first link to the end of the last link.

(a) Find an expression for the entropy of this system in terms of N and NR, the number of links pointing to the right.
(b) Write down a formula for L in terms of N and NR.
(c) For a one-dimensional system such as this, the length L is analogous to the volume V of a three-dimensional system. Similarly, the pressure P is replaced by the tension force F. Taking F to be positive when the rubber band is pulling inward, write down and explain the appropriate thermodynamic identity for this system.
(d) Using the thermodynamic identity, you can now express the tension force F in terms of a partial derivative of the entropy. From this expression, compute the tension in terms of L, T, N, and .
(e) Show that when L << N, the tension force is directly proportional to L (Hooke's law).
(f) Discuss the dependence of the tension force on temperature. If you increase the temperature of a rubber band, does it tend to expand or contract? Does this behavior make sense?
(g) Suppose that you hold a relaxed rubber band in both hands and suddenly stretch it. Would you expect its temperature to increase or decrease? Explain. Test your prediction with a real rubber band (preferably a fairly heavy one with lots of stretch), using your lips or forehead as a thermometer. (Hint: The entropy you computed in part (a) is not the total entropy of the rubber band. There is additional entropy associated with the vibrational energy of the molecules; this entropy depends on U but is approximately independent of L.)

Short Answer

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a)S=kNlnN-NRlnNR-N-NRlnN-NR

b)L=2NR-Nl

c)dU=TdS+FdL

d)F=-kT2lln(Nl-L)(L+Nl)

e)FL

f)FT

g) Temperature will increase.

Step by step solution

01

Part(a)-Step 1 - Given information

The system consists of a chain of N links of length l, each having two possible states, pointing left NL and right NR.
Total length of the rubber band =L

Find entropy of system in terms of N and NR

02

Part (a) -Step 2- E

Multiplicity is given as , =N!NR,L!N-NR,L!
Entropy, S=kln
From Stirling's approximation, lnN!=NlnN-N
Now calculate
Multiplicity in case of NR
=N!NR!N-NR!
The entropy in terms of N and NR is,

S=klnN!NR!N-NR!S=klnN!-lnNR!-lnN-NR!S=kNlnN-N-NRlnNR+NR-N-NRlnN-NR+N-NRS=kNlnN-NRlnNR-N-NRlnN-NR

03

Part(b)-Step 1- Given Information

The system consists of a chain of N links of length l, each having two possible states, pointing left NL and right NR.
Total length of the rubber band =L

Find length in terms of N and NR.

04

Part(b) -Step 1 - Explanation


The total length L of the rubber band is:

L=NR-NLlL=NR-N-NRlL=2NR-Nl

05

Part(c)-Step 1- Given Information

The system consists of a chain of N links of length l, each having two possible states, pointing left NL and right NR.
Total length of the rubber band =L

Identity appropriate thermodynamic for the system.

06

Part(c) Step 2 - Explanation

When the rubber band is pulled inward the force is F>0
And the rubber band is stretched so the change in length i s
dL>0
So the work done is: F.dL>0


Thus the required thermodynamic identity is,
dU=TdS+FdL

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Part(d)-Step 1- Given Information

The thermodynamic identity is, dU=TdS+FdL
The length of the rubber band, L=2NR-Nl
Entropy of the system is, S=kNlnN-NRlnNR-N-NRlnN-NR
Find the tension force in terms of L, T, N and l.

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Part(d)-Step 2- Explanation

As the energy remains constant, the thermodynamic identity is,

-TdS=FdLF=-TSLU
Differentiate the length with respect to NR we get,
L=2NR-NldL=2ldNR
So, the force is,

F=-TSLUF=-T2lSNRUF=-T2lkNlnN-NRlnNR-N-NRlnN-NRNRF=-kT2l-1-lnNR+1+lnN-NRF=-kT2l-lnNR+lnN-NRF=-kT2llnN-NRNRF=-kT2llnN-12Ll+N12Ll+NF=-kT2lln12N-Ll12Ll+NF=-kT2lln(Nl-L)(L+Nl)

09

Part(e) Step 1- Given information

The tensile force F=-kT2lln(Nl-L)(L+Nl)

Shoe the Force is directly proportional to length L.

10

Part(e)-Step 2 - Explanation

Calculate force at L<<Nl,

F=-kT2lln(Nl-L)(L+Nl)F=-kT2lln1-LNl1+LNlF=-kT2lln1-LNl1+LNl-1F=-kT2lln1-LNl2.................................(1)

From the equation( 1) we can say that FL

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Part(f)- Step 1- Given information

Temperature is increased of the system.
The force is given by F=-kT2lln1-LNl2
Find relationship of force with Temperature

12

Part(f)-Step 2 - Explana

Let's approximate .ln1-LNlLNl
Use this in the force equation,

F=-kTl2ln1-LNl2F=-kTNl2LFT

13

Part(g)-Step 1-Given

Rubber band is stretched.

Find the change in temperature

14

part(g)-Step 2 - Explanation

When rubber band is stretched it will get warmer
Because NR would get closer to its maximum entropy, which will cause the temperature to increase.

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