Ferhat Abbas University – Setif 1 1st Year Licence (ST)
Faculty of Technology Thermodynamics
Department of Basic Education in Technology Academic year 2024/2025
Series No 2
Exercise 1:
I. We took a calorimeter and placed 200g of water with a temperature of 20°C in it. We added
100g of water with a temperature of 70°C.
Calculate the equilibrium temperature for this system.
II. Let's assume that after opening the calorimeter, the temperature of the system is the same as
the previous equilibrium temperature. We add a piece of copper with a mass of 100g and a
temperature of 70°C to the mixture.
Calculate the equilibrium temperature for this new system and determine the amount of heat
gained and lost for this system. Given: CH2O = 1 cal/g. K, CCu = 0,0921 cal/g. K
Exercise 2:
I. Fifty grams of frozen water at -20°C were converted into steam at 100°C.
1. Mention the stages involved in this transformation with an explanation.
2. Calculate the amount of heat required at each stage.
3. Calculate the total heat quantity.
II. We raised the overall temperature to 120°C. What is the amount of heat that needs to be
added, and what is the new total heat quantity?
III. What is the total heat quantity lost during the conversion of 100g of steam at 120°C to
frozen water at 20°C? Given: Lvap = 539 cal/g, Lfusion = 80 cal/g, Cgas = 0.5 cal/g. K, Cgl = 0.5 cal/g
K, Cliq = 1 cal/g. K.
Exercise 3:
Consider 1 mole of an ideal gas in the initial state (P1 = 1 atm, V1 = 48 l, T1 = 20 °C). The
following transformations occur:
1) (P2, V2 = V1, T2 = 40°C), 2) (P2 = P1, V2, T2 = 40°C), 3) (P2, V2 = 24 l, T2 = T1)
4) (P2, V2, T2), where no heat is exchanged with the surroundings.
1- What can we say about each transformation 2- calculate in each case T, P, V.
3- Draw in each case the pressure as a function of volume.
Given: R = 0,082 l.atm/mol.K, , = 1.4
Exercise 4:
A quantity of ideal gas undergoes a reversible cycle consisting of three processes during which
work done equals 230 cal:
-An isochoric process, during which the system releases heat to the surroundings amounting to
900 cal.
-An isobaric process, during which the system absorbs heat equal to 1500 cal.
-The gas is returned to the initial state while maintaining a constant temperature.
Draw the cycle diagram (loop) and calculate ΔU, ΔH, Q, W for each transformation. After
wards, compile your results into a table.
Exercise 5:
Let's have a mass of air with a volume of 420 l at 0°C and under a pressure of 1 atm undergoing
a series of transformations forming a cycle:
a. Adiabatic compression from 1 to 6 atmospheres.
b. Heating at constant pressure until reaching a temperature of 200°C.
c. Adiabatic expansion until the volume is 2/3 of the initial volume.
d. Isothermal expansion until reaching the initial volume.
e. Cooling at constant volume until reaching the initial temperature.
Calculate P, V, T for the system at each transformation. Draw the graph in the P-V diagram.
Calculate ΔH, ΔU, Q, W for each transformation and for the entire cycle. Summarize the results
in a table. Given: R = 2 cal/mol.K = 0,082 l.atm/mol.K, , = 1.4
