Physics 721, HW #2

Huang 2.1

Given:

Pressure is 2/3 of that at sea level.
The Clapeyron equation, where Graph is the change in volume per unit mass;

Graph

Latent heat of transition for water is 40.72kJ/mole

Want:

Boiling point, assuming that we may treat the steam/air as an ideal gas.

Solution

Let the change in volume per unit mass be attributable to the steam alone, as the change in volume of water is negligable in comparison. Then, Graph

which is variable seperable as
Graph
Integration of bothe sides gives
Graph
solving for the final temperature gives
Graph
which is about
Graph

Huang 2.2

Given:

Two phase substance.

  1. no difference in specific volume of the two phases
  2. no difference in specific entropy of the two phases
  3. the specific heat and the volume expansion coefficient differ for the two phases

Want:

(a) Find dP(T)/dT as a function of T.
(b)describe the form of the P-V curve in the transition region, and its difference from ordinary gas-liquid phase transition.

Solution

 
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