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A saturated water vapour is contained in a cylindrical vessel under a weightless piston at a temperature `t = 100 ^@C`. As a result of a slow introduction of the piston a small fraction of the vapour `Delta m = 0.70 g` gets condensed. What amount of work was perfomed over the gas ? The vapour is assumed to be ideal, the volume of the liquid is to be neglected. |
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Answer» The condensation takes place at constant pressure and temperature and the work done is `p Delta V` where `Delta V` is the volume of the condensed vapour in the vapour phase. It is `p Delta V = (Delta m)/(M) RT = 120.6 J` where `M = 18 gm` is the molecular weight of water. |
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