Chapter 5, Problem 12b
(b) Why does increasing the temperature cause a solid substance to change in succession from a solid to a liquid to a gas?
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Imagine a container placed in a tub of water, as depicted in the accompanying diagram. (a) If the contents of the container are the system and heat is able to flow through the container walls, what qualitative changes will occur in the temperatures of the system and in its surroundings? From the system's perspective, is the process exothermic or endothermic?
In the accompanying cylinder diagram, a chemical process occurs at constant temperature and pressure. (a) Is the sign of w indicated by this change positive or negative?
Consider the two diagrams that follow. (d) Would similar relationships hold for the work involved in each process?
(a) What is the electrostatic potential energy (in joules) between two electrons that are separated by 62 pm?
(b) What is the change in potential energy if the distance separating the two electrons is increased to 1.0 nm?
(c) Does the potential energy of the two particles increase or decrease when the distance is increased to 1.0 nm?