PHYS-4420 THERMODYNAMICS & STATISTICAL MECHANICS FINAL EXAMINATION SPRING 2005 Tuesday, May 10, 2005 NAME: ______ANSWERS__________________________ There are seven pages to this examination. Check to see that you have them all. CREDIT GRADE Problem 1 30% Problem 2 20% Problem 3 30% Problem 4 20% TOTAL 100% To receive credit for a problem, you must show your work, or explain how you arrived at your answer. 1. (30%) The Gibbs function is defined as G = U – TS + PV, where U is internal energy, T is temperature, S is entropy, P is pressure, and V is volume. a) (10%) Show that: dG = – SdT + VdP dG = dU – TdS – SdT + PdV +VdP, but the First Law states, dU = TdS – PdV. Then dG becomes, dG = TdS – PdV – TdS – SdT + PdV +VdP = – SdT + VdP G b) (10%) Use the equation given in part a) to show that: S T P G G dT dP G is a function of T, and P. Therefore, dG T P P T G A term by term comparison with the equation given in part a) shows that S T P 1 S V c) (10%) Use the equation given in part a) to show that: P T T P (This is one of the Maxwell relations.) G Using the method of part b), we also see that V p T S V V 2G 2G 2G 2G Then, , and , so TP PT P T T P P T T P TP S V Therefore, P T T P 2 2. (20%) In the vicinity of the triple point, the vapor pressure of liquid ammonia (in Pa, i.e. N/m2) is represented by, ln P = 24.38 – (3063/T) where T is in Kelvins. This is the equation of the liquid-vapor boundary curve on a P-T diagram. Similarly, the vapor pressure of solid ammonia is, ln P = 27.92 – (3754/T). a) (10%) What are the temperature and pressure of the triple point of ammonia? Find the temperature and pressure at which the two curves cross. To get the temperature. Set the pressures equal: 24.38 – (3063/T) = 27.92 – (3754/T). Then, 3754 3063 691 691 27.92 24.38 , so 3.54 , and T 195.1977 T T 3.54 Then, since ln P = 24.38 – (3063/T), P e 3063 24.38 T e 3063 24.38 195.1977 = 5933 Pa TTP = ____195 K__________ PTP = __5933 Pa________ units units b) (10%) What are the latent heats of sublimation and vaporization near the triple point? (Hint: Use the Clausius-Clapeyron equation with v v and v v . Then treat the vapor as an ideal gas.) dP 13 13 , since v v . dT T (v v) Tv Take the derivative with respect to temperature of the equation for the vapor-solid curve. 1 dP 3754 dP 3754 P 3754 P d d 3754 2 , or ln P 27.92 , which gives P dT T dT T2 T T dT dT T P R dP 3754 R From the ideal gas law, , so . Compare to the Clausius-Clapeyron T v dT Tv equation and we see that 13 = 3754 R = 3.12 ×107 J/kmole In the same way, 23 = 3063 R = 2.54 ×107 J/kmole 13 = _3.12 ×107 J/kmole __ units 23 = _2.54 ×107 J/kmole _ units 3 3. (30%) A container is divided into two equal chambers, each of the same volume V. One chamber contains N0 molecules of an ideal gas at temperature T, and the other chamber is completely empty, a perfect vacuum. A small hole, of area A, is punched in the wall separating the two chambers, and gas begins to leak into the empty chamber. The temperature of the gas is kept constant. a) (10%) Find an expression for the rate at which molecules leave the filled chamber at the instant the hole is punched. Express your answer in terms of A, V, N0, and v , the average speed of an air molecule. (Hint: the flux of molecules moving in the + x direction can be 1 written, n v , where n is the number of molecules per volume.) 4 dN N A 14 n v A 14 0 v A dt V dN N 0 v A dt 4V b) (10%) The number of molecules in the chamber that was initially filled will decrease until the two chambers are equally populated (each with N0/2 molecules). Then, the rate at which molecules leave the chamber will be equal to the rate at which they enter it from the other side. Derive an expression for N, the number of molecules in the initially filled chamber, as a function of time after the hole is punched. Again, the result can be in terms of A, V, N0, and v . If there are N molecules in the first chamber, there are N0 – N molecules in the other. N vA Then based on part a), the rate at which molecules are leaving is , and the rate at 4V ( N 0 N )v A which they are entering is , Then 4V dN N vA ( N 0 N )v A vA (2 N N 0 ) dt 4V 4V 4V N dN vA N 0 . This differential equation can be separated and solved. dt 2V 2 dN vA N vA dt , and after integrating, ln N 0 t const . Then, N0 2 V 2 2 V N 2 vA N t N N0 Ce 2V . At t = 0, N = N0, so C 0 . Then, 2 2 N 4 vA vA t N 0 N 0 2V t N 0 e 1 e 2V 2 2 2 c) (10%) As the gas redistributes itself between the two chambers, the entropy of the system increases. Calculate the difference between the entropy of the final state with both chambers holding N0/2 molecules, and the initial state when all the molecules were in one chamber. w S S f Si k ln w f k ln wi k ln f wi wi N 0! 1 N 0!0! wf N 0! N 0! ( N 0 / 2)!( N 0 / 2)! ( N 0 / 2)!2 w N 0! k[ln N 0!2 ln( N 0 / 2)!] S k ln f k ln 2 ( N / 2 )! wi 0 S k[ N ln N 0 N 0 2{( N 0 / 2) ln( N 0 / 2) N 0 / 2}] k[ N 0 ln N 0 N 0ln( N 0 / 2)] N S N 0 k ln 0 N0/ 2 S =___ N0k ln 2________ 5 4. (20%) A new satellite that uses a Carnot engine for power, is being designed. For a high temperature reservoir, it will use a nuclear source at a fixed temperature, T2. Its low temperature reservoir will be a set of cooling fins that radiate heat into space. The temperature of the fins depends on the rate at which they radiate energy, and that is proportional to the fourth power of their temperature, T1. They will maintain a constant temperature when the rate at which the Carnot engine delivers heat to the fins is equal to the rate at which the fins radiate heat to space: d Q1 AT14 dt where A is a constant determined by the design of the fins. For this system, the Carnot engine will have a maximum power output for a specific value of T1 that is between absolute zero and T2 . a) (5%) Explain briefly why the power output should be a maximum somewhere in this temperature range. (Hint: Power is the rate at which work is done, and dW d Q2 d Q1 .) dt dt dt If T1 and T2 are close together, T1 will be high and able to radiate heat rapidly, so it is possible to run the engine at a high rate, but the engine is not efficient. If T1 is lowered, the engine becomes more efficient, but heat can not be radiated as rapidly, so the engine has to be run at a slower rate. At some temperature a compromise is found, and a maximum power output results. b) (10%) Find the value of T1 for which the power output is a maximum. Express your answer in terms of T2. P Q2 T2 dW d Q2 d Q1 d Q2 , so AT14 . In addition, we know that Q1 T1 dt dt dt dt Q2 T2 Q1 , and T1 d Q2 T2 d Q1 T2 AT14 AT2T13 dt T1 dt T1 P AT2T13 AT14 A(T2T13 T14 ) . To find the maximum, solve dP A(3T2T12 4T13 ) 0, dT1 possible. Instead, dP 0. dT1 (3T2 4T1 )T12 0 . This has two solutions, but T1 = 0 is not 3 T1 T2 . 4 6 c) (5%) What is the efficiency of the Carnot engine when operating at the value of T1 found in part (b), i.e. when the power output is a maximum. 3 T2 T 3 1 1 1 1 4 1 25% T2 T2 4 4 7