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What is the differnce between heat exchange in a process & the Enthalpy Change??Why is the Enthalpy Change is an isothermal reversible process 0 even when some work might be done for isothermal expansion of the gas?

Suman Ghosh , 13 Years ago
Grade 12
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Chetan Mandayam Nayakar

Last Activity: 13 Years ago

H=U+PV,ΔH=ΔU+ΔPV=ΔQ-ΔW+nR*ΔT,so change in enthalpy=heat inflow+work done+increase in internal energy

in isothermal reversible process,ΔT=0,implying that ΔPV=0,

therefore,ΔH=ΔU=ΔQ-ΔW

Now, ΔQ=ΔW, therefore ΔH=ΔU=0

Suman Ghosh

Last Activity: 13 Years ago

for an isothermal process how is ΔPV=0?

i mean work can be done in an isothermal process owing to expansion in volume... for instance, suppose boiling of water into steam... then??

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