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A system does 506 kj of work, and loses 266 kj of heat to the surroundings. what is the change in internal energy of the system?
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Answer:
The change in internal energy of the system = -772kJ
Explanation:
Given :
Heat lost by the system , a = -266KJ
Workdone by the system, W = -506KJ
The first law of thermodynamics states that:
Change in internal energy = q + w
Substituting values into the equation
Change in internal energy = (-266KJ) + (-506KJ)
Change in internal energy = -722KJ
Answer: The internal energy decreases by an amount of 722 kj
Explanation:
In thermodinamics we have that:
dU = dQ – dW
U is the internal energy, Q is the heat and W is the work that the system does.
this means that the change in the internal energy is equal to the change in the heat minus the change in the work.
Here we know that the system does 506kj of work and loses 266kj of heat (this means that dQ = -266kj, because the system loses heat), then we have that the total change in energy would be:
dU = -266kj – 506kj = -722kj
The internal energy decreases by an amount of 722 kj