1.5 g of water at 100 °C boils at 1.013 × 10⁵ Pa.
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of water at boils at . The of water becomes of steam. The latent heat of vaporisation is . Find the work done by the water as it expands and the change in its internal energy.
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The first law: . is positive when heat goes into the gas; is positive when the gas does work on its surroundings, so work done on the gas is negative. For an ideal gas, means it gets warmer.
The worked solution
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Work. .
Step 2. Heat. .
Step 3. First law. .
Answer: of work; the internal energy rises by .
Check. Most of the heat, about , pulls the molecules apart; only a little pushes back the air.
Watch out. .
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