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Lecture 29: 1st Law of Thermodynamics: Thermodynamic Work

1) The first law of thermodynamics states that the change in internal energy of a system is equal to the heat added minus the work done. 2) Important processes for an ideal gas include isochoric (constant volume), isobaric (constant pressure), and isothermal (constant temperature) processes. 3) An adiabatic process is one where no heat is exchanged, so the change in internal energy is equal to the negative of the work done.

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Lecture 29: 1st Law of Thermodynamics: Thermodynamic Work

1) The first law of thermodynamics states that the change in internal energy of a system is equal to the heat added minus the work done. 2) Important processes for an ideal gas include isochoric (constant volume), isobaric (constant pressure), and isothermal (constant temperature) processes. 3) An adiabatic process is one where no heat is exchanged, so the change in internal energy is equal to the negative of the work done.

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Lecture 29: 1st Law of Thermodynamics

• thermodynamic work

• 1st law of Thermodynamics

• equation of state of the ideal gas

• Isochoric, isobaric, and isothermal process in ideal gas


Thermodynamic work

𝑓
𝑊 = න 𝑝 𝑉, 𝑇 𝑑𝑉
𝑖

work done by the gas


Work and p-V curve

𝑓
work done by the gas
𝑊 = න 𝑝 𝑉, 𝑇 𝑑𝑉
𝑖 ⟹ area under the 𝑝 − 𝑉-curve

𝑊 > 0 if gas expands (Δ𝑉 > 0)


𝑊 < 0 if gas is compressed (Δ𝑉 < 0)
First Law of Thermodynamics

The internal energy of a system can change:


• Heat flow in or out of system
• Work done on or by gas

Δ𝑈 = 𝑄 − 𝑊

𝑄: net heat flowing into the system


𝑊: work done by the system

Δ𝑈 is completely determined by initial and final


values of the state variables
(even though 𝑊 and 𝑄 depend on the process!)
Internal energy

Internal energy 𝑈 of the system


= kinetic energies of particles
+ potential energy of interaction

Value of 𝑈 depends on state of system only.

State is characterized by state variables such as:


temperature, pressure, volume, phase
Ideal gas

• particles do not interact with each other


• only elastic collisions between particles and with walls

Real gas can be treated as ideal if:


low density, low pressure, high temperature

State variables are related by: 𝑛 number of moles


𝑅 universal gas constant
𝑝𝑉 = 𝑛𝑅𝑇 𝑅=8.315J/(mol∙ K)

No interactions between particles


⟹ 𝑈 consists only of kinetic energies of particles
⟹ 𝑈 depends only on temperature: 𝑈 = 𝑈(𝑇) * * Only true
for ideal gas!
Important processes for the ideal gas

P P P

V V V
V=const. p=const. T=const.
isochoric isobaric isothermal
Adiabatic Process

P 𝑄=0
𝑝𝑉 𝛾 = 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡
𝛾 = 𝑐𝑝/𝑐𝑉

𝛾 = 1.67 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑐
𝑜𝑟 1.40 (𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑐)
V
𝛾 > 1 steeper than isothermal
Isochoric process for the ideal gas
Isobaric process for the ideal gas
Isothermal process for the ideal gas
Isobaric vs isochoric process
Consider two process between same two temperatures:

Isochoric: Δ𝑈 = 𝑛𝑐𝑉 Δ𝑇

Isobaric: Δ𝑈 = 𝑛𝑐𝑝 Δ𝑇 − 𝑝Δ𝑉

𝑛𝑐𝑉 Δ𝑇 = 𝑛𝑐𝑝 Δ𝑇 − 𝑝Δ𝑉 V

with 𝑝Δ𝑉 = 𝑛𝑅Δ𝑇:


𝑐𝑝 − 𝑐𝑉 = 𝑅

To increase U by same amount as in isochoric process,


more Q needed for isobaric process because gas is doing work
Difference between 𝑐𝑉 and 𝑐𝑝

𝑐𝑝 − 𝑐𝑉 = 𝑅

3 5
Monoatomic gas: 𝑐𝑉 = 2 𝑅, 𝑐𝑝 = 2 𝑅

5 7
Diatomic gas: 𝑐𝑉 = 𝑅, 𝑐𝑝 = 𝑅
2 2
Mono- vs diatomic gas
3 5
Monoatomic gas: 𝑐𝑉 = 2 𝑅, 𝑐𝑝 = 2 𝑅

5 7
Diatomic gas: 𝑐𝑉 = 2 𝑅, 𝑐𝑝 = 2 𝑅

Each degree of freedom in the kinetic energy


1
contributes 𝑅 to specific heat
2

Monoatomic gas: 3 directions for translation

Diatomic gas: 3 translations, 3 rotations,


but very small moment of inertia about one axis,
this rotation does not contribute
Adiabatic Process

P 𝑄 = 0 → Δ𝑈 = −𝑊

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