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Homework-8

Q-1 The heat capacities of a substance have been defined as


̂ ̂
( ) ( )
Use the defining relationship between ̂ and ̂ and the fact that ̂ and ̂ for ideal gases are
functions only of temperature to prove that Cp=Cv+R for an ideal gas.

Q-2 A stream of air at 77°F and 1.2 atm absolute flowing at a rate of 200 ft3/h is blown through
ducts that pass through the interior of a large industrial motor. The air emerges at 500°F. Using
tabulated specific enthalpy data, calculate the rate at which the air is removing heat generated by
the motor.

Q-3 Calculate the heat required to raise 50 kg of solid sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) from 10°C to
50°C at 1 atm using
a) The true heat capacity of Na2CO3, which is 1.14 kJ/ (kg· 0 C).
b) A heat capacity estimated by Kopp's rule. Calculate the percentage error in the latter
calculation.

Q-4 The heat capacity at constant pressure of hydrogen cyanide is given by the expression
Cp (J/ (mol. °C)] = 35.3 + 0.0291T (°C)
a) Write an expression for the heat capacity at constant volume for HCN, assuming ideal gas
behavior
b) Calculate  ̂ (J/mol) for the constant-pressure process
HCN (v, 25°C, 0.80 atm) HCN (v, 100°C, 0.80 atm)
c) Calculate  ̂ (J/mol) for the constant-volume process
HCN (v, 25°C, 50 m3/kmol) HCN (v, 100°C, 50m3/kmol)
d) If the process of part (b) were carried out in such a way that the initial and final pressures
were each 0.80 atm but the pressure varied during the heating, the value of  ̂ would still
be what you calculated assuming a constant pressure. Why is this so?

Q-5 If carbon dioxide is cooled at 1atm, it condenses directly to a solid (dry ice) at 78.4 0C. The heat of ˆ
sublimation at this temperature is (78 .40 C) = 6030 cal/mol.

a) Calculate the heat removal rate (kW) required to produce 300 kg/h of dry ice at 1 atm and
78.40C if CO (v) at 20 C is the feed.
b) Suppose the process is carried out at 9.9 atm instead of 1 atm with the same initial and final
temperatures. Write an expression for the required heat removal rate in terms of heat
capacities and latent heats of CO in different phases.
Q-6 Molten sodium chloride is to be used as a constant-temperature bath for a high-temperature
chemical reactor. Two hundred kilograms of solid NaCl at 300 K is charged into an insulated vessel,
and a 3000 kW electrical heater is turned on, raising the salt to its melting point of 1073 K and
melting it at a constant pressure of 1atm
a) The heat capacity (Cp) of solid NaCl is 50.41 J/(mol·K) at T = 300 K. and 53.94 J/(mol·K) at T
= 500 K, and the heat of fusion of NaCl at 1073 K is 30.21 kJ/mol. Use these data to determine
a linear expression for Cp(T) and to calculate  ̂ (kJ/mol) for the transition of NaCl from a
solid at 300 K to a liquid at 1073 K.
b) Write and solve the energy balance equation for this closed system isobaric process to
determine the required heat input in kilojoules
c) If 85% of the full power of 3000 kW goes into heating and melting the salt, how long does
the process take?

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