Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 20 - Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics - Problems - Page 607: 58

Answer

$\Delta S=5.98\frac{J}{K}$

Work Step by Step

We know that; $d_Q=nC_pdT$ $d_Q=n(C_V+R)dT$ $d_Q=(\frac{3}{2}nR+nR)dT$ $d_Q=\frac{5}{2}nRdT$ Now, $\Delta S=\frac{5}{2}nR\ln(\frac{T_f}{T_i})$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\Delta S=\frac{5}{2}(1.00)(8.31)\ln(\frac{400}{300})=5.98\frac{J}{K}$
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