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Using the same method as in the text, calculate the entropy of mixing for a system of two monatomic ideal gases, Aand B, whose relative proportion is arbitrary. Let Nbe the total number of molecules and letx be the fraction of these that are of speciesB . You should find

Smixing=Nk[xlnx+(1x)ln(1x)]

Check that this expression reduces to the one given in the text whenx=1/2 .

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The entropy mixing system of two monatomic ideal gases is, Smixing=Nk((1x)ln(1x)+xln(x))

Step by step solution

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Step: 1 Equating total volume:

The Sackur-Tetrode formula by 3-dideal gas,

S=NklnVN4mU3Nh232+52

Where,Vrepresents volume, Urepresents energy, Nrepresents the number of molecules, mrepresents the mass of a single molecule, and hrepresents Planck's constant.

NB=xNNA=(1x)N

the total volume fractions is

VB=xVVA=(1x)V

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Step: 2 Volume changes:

From the above equation,

S=NklnVN4mU3Nh232+52S=Nkln(V)+ln1N4mU3Nh232+52ln1N4mU3Nh232

The change in entropy process where the volume changes is

S=SfSi=NklnVflnViS=NklnVfVi

The volume change for two gases is

SA=NAklnVA,fVA,iSB=NBklnVB,fVB,i

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Step: 3 Finding entropy mixing:

The volume of gas part Astarts from VA=(1x)Vand ends with total volume container role="math" localid="1650278031887" V.

The part Bstarts from VB=xVand ends with total volume container V.

SA=(1x)NklnV(1x)VSB=xNklnVxVSA=(1x)Nkln1(1x)=(1x)Nkln(1x)SB=xNkln1x=xNkln(x)

After mixing the total entropy change is entropy of mixing by

Smixing=SA+SB=Nk((1x)ln(1x)+xln(x))Smixing=Nk((1x)ln(1x)+xln(x))

Both logarithms are negative so 0<x<1, soSmixing>0.If x=12so,the two equal quantities of gases starting by

Smixing=Nkln2

Since Nis the number of molecules of each gas,not total number.

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