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Experimental measurements of the heat capacity of aluminum at low temperatures (below about 50K) can be fit to the formula

CV=aT+bT3

where CVis the heat capacity of one mole of aluminum, and the constants aand bare approximately a=0.00135J/K2and b=2.48×10-5J/K4. From this data, find a formula for the entropy of a mole of aluminum as a function of temperature. Evaluate your formula at T=1Kand at T=10K, expressing your answers both in conventional units (J/K)and as unitless numbers (dividing by Boltzmann's constant).

Short Answer

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The required formula for entropy is STf=aTf+b3Tf3.

Entropy at T=1Kis S(1)=1.35×10-3JK-1, and at T=10K, the entropy is S(10)=2.176×10-2JK-1.

In dimensionless form,

entropies will be S(1)k=9.79×1019and S(10)k=1.576×1021.

Step by step solution

01

Given Information

The formula for experimental measurements of the heat capacity of aluminum at low temperatures (below about 50K):

CV=aT+bT3

Where,

CVis the heat capacity of one mole of aluminum, and the constants aand bare a=0.00135J/K2,and b=2.48×10-5J/K4.

02

Calculation

The change in entropy is given as:

ΔS=∫TiTfCVTdT

By substituting the value of CV,the above equation can be modified as:

role="math" localid="1647250975365" STf-STi=∫TiTfaT+bT3TdTSTf-STi=∫TiTfTa+bT2TdTSTf-STi=∫TiTfa+bT2dT

Consider initial temperature as 0 and by integrating, we get,

STf-S(0)=aT+b3T30TfSTf-S(0)=aTf+b3Tf3

By assuming S(0)=0,

role="math" localid="1647251199556" STf=aTf+b3Tf3..........(1)

For T=1K,

S(1)=a×1+b3×13

By substituting the values of aand b, we get,

role="math" localid="1647251363775" S(1)=0.00135×1+2.48×10-53×13S(1)=1.35×10-3JK-1

For unitless form, divide the equation by k=1.38×10-23JK-1

S(1)k=1.35×10-3kS(1)k=1.35×10-31.38×10-23S(1)k=9.79×1019

For T=10K, equation (1) becomes,

S(10)=a×10+b3×103

By substituting the values of aand b, we get,

S(10)=0.00135×10+2.48×10-53×103S(10)=2.176×10-2JK-1

For unitless form, divide the equation by k=1.38×10-23JK-1

S(10)k=2.176×10-2kS(10)k=2.176×10-21.38×10-23S(10)k=1.576×1021

03

Final answer

Hence, the required formula for entropy is STf=aTf+b3Tf3.

Entropies at T=1Kand T=10Kare S(1)=1.35×10-3JK-1and S(10)=2.176×10-2JK-1respectively.

In dimensionless form, entropy will be S(1)k=9.79×1019and S(10)k=1.576×1021.

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