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At 25°C, 50g of iron reacts with HCl to form FeCl2. The evolved H2 gas expands against a constant pressure of 1 bar. The work done by the gas during this expansion is (round off to nearest integer) (given: R=8.14Jmol-1K-1, assume H2 is an ideal gas, the atomic mass of Feis 55.85u) -


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Step 1: Formula for work done for one mole of a gas- W=-PV1

Where Pis the pressure and V is the change in volume during the process.

Substituting ideal gas equation - PV=nRT in equation 1, we get the formula for work done for one mole of a gas-

W=-ngRT, where ng is the change in number of gaseous molecules, R is the gas constant, Tis the temperature.

Step 2: The reaction of iron with HCl to form FeCl2 is given below-

Fes+2HClaqFecl2aq+H2g(Iron)(Hydrogenchloride)(Ferrouschloride)(dihydrogen)

ng for the reaction is 1.

R=8.14Jmol-1K-1

T=298K

Step 3: Work done for n number of moles-

W=-nngRT

n=gvenmassmolarmass

n=5055.85

W=-1×8.14×298×5055.85 J

W=-2218 J

So, the work done by the gas during this expansion is (round off to nearest integer) is -2218 J.


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