In: Chemistry
Using the equation below answer the following:
dq = (3nR/2)dT + (nRT/V)dV
a. Write the abstract form of this total differential.
b. The way it is written, q is a function of ____ and ______.
c. Detetermine whether the differential is exact.
d. Determine whether q is a state function.
a) The abstract differential is written as
q = Aq + B
where q is the differential function and A is the value of the function while B is a constant.
b) The partial differential shows that dq depends on both dT and dV; therefore, q is a function of the temperature, T and volume, V of the system under study.
c) q depends on both T and V. q is a path function, i.e, depends on the path taken by the system. A path function is always an exact differential; hence, q is an exact differential.
d) q is path function, i.e, depends only on the path taken by the system. q can have different values depending on the different paths taken by the system. q doesn’t depend on the state of the system; hence, q is not a state function.