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- Homework Statement
- A metal container, of volume V and with diathermal walls, contains n
moles of an ideal gas at high pressure. The gas is allowed to leak out
slowly from the container through a small valve to the atmosphere
at a pressure P0. The process occurs isothermally at the temperature
of the surroundings. Show that the work done by the gas against the
surrounding atmosphere is
W = P0(nv0 −V)
where v0 is the molar volume of the gas at atmospheric pressure and
temperature.
- Relevant Equations
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V = V(n,P)
PV = nc
dV = (-cn/P²)dP + (c/P)dn
dW = (cn/P)dP - (c)dn
PV = nc
dV = (-cn/P²)dP + (c/P)dn
dW = (cn/P)dP - (c)dn
This was how i tried to attack the problem, but it will end with log and probably it is wrong, any tips to fix it?