A mixture of gaseous reactants is put into a cylinder, where a chemical reaction turns them into gaseous products. The cylinder has a piston that moves in or out, as necessary, to keep a constant pressure on the mixture of 1atm. The cylinder is also submerged in a large insulated water bath.
From previous experiments, this chemical reaction is known to absorb 172.kJ
of energy.The position of the piston is monitored, and it is determined from this data that the system does
341.kJ of work on the piston during the reaction.
- Is the reaction exothermic or endothermic?
- Does the temperature of the water bath go up, down, or neither?
- Does the piston move in, out, or neither?
- Does heat flow into, out, neither of the gas mixture?
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How much heat flows? Round your answer to 3 significant digits?