Practice - First Law Analysis of Combustion Reactions
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Practice Questions
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What does the First Law of Thermodynamics state?
💡 Hint: Think about energy in terms of transfers and changes.
Write the equation for energy balance in steady-flow combustion.
💡 Hint: What are you comparing in a combustion reaction?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the energy balance equation for combustion?
💡 Hint: Consider how heat changes as a reaction proceeds.
True or False: Internal energy can be calculated without considering work done in the system.
💡 Hint: Remember the relationship defined in ΔU = Q - W.
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Challenge Problems
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A combustion reaction of octane (C8H18) releases 5470 kJ/mol. If you had 5 moles of octane, how much energy is released?
💡 Hint: Multiply the energy per mole by the number of moles.
A gas turbine system operates at a pressure of 1 atm and a temperature of 300 K. Calculate the change in internal energy when it releases 1000 kJ of heat while doing 600 kJ of work.
💡 Hint: Remember to correctly apply the signs for heat and work.
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