Comments re Chapter 4 Problems:

4-1

Another T/F problem.

4-2

Calculation of DStot, DG, and DA for two phase changes (one melting, one vaporization) and for adiabatic expansion of a perfect gas into a vacuum. Note the similarities and differences between the three quantities. Note that the difference between DG and DA is often only a few kJ/mol.

4-8

Numerical evaluation for a typical liquid of some of the derivatives discussed in class.  A good exercise in cancelling units.  Please look at the magnitudes of the values.

 

 

4-26

Calculation of DG, and DA for the isothermal expansion of a perfect gas.

4-28

Can be done very quickly. Emphasizes a very important point.

4-29

Part (a) can be done very quickly. Emphasizes a very important point.
Part (b) concerns (again) the freezing of supercooled water. The process of freezing of supercooled water illustrates many important ideas.

4-30

A problem based on the mixing of gases, which is another classic problem in chemical thermodynamics.


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