Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 20 - Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics - Problems - Page 607: 50b

Answer

$\Delta S=6.34\frac{J}{K}$

Work Step by Step

For isothermal process: $Q=W=nRT\ln(\frac{V_f}{V_i})$ $\implies \Delta S=\frac{Q}{T}=\frac{W}{T}=nR\ln(\frac{V_f}{Vi})$ Therefore; $\Delta S=nR\ln(\frac{V_f}{Vi})$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\Delta S=0.55(8.31)\ln(\frac{0.800}{0.200})=6.34\frac{J}{K}$
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