To find the change in internal energy for the vaporization of water under the given conditions, we'll use the following relationship between enthalpy change (
ΔvapH ) and internal energy change (
ΔvapU ):
ΔvapH=ΔvapU+PΔV
For vaporization, the change in volume (
) can be approximated by considering the volume of the vapor because the volume of liquid water is relatively small compared to the volume of the vapor.
The ideal gas law gives us:
Since we are dealing with 1 mole of water:
V=PRT
Plugging this into the enthalpy change equation, we get:
ΔvapH=ΔvapU+P(PRT)
This simplifies to:
ΔvapH=ΔvapU+RT
Rearranging for
ΔvapU :
ΔvapU=ΔvapH−RT
Given:
ΔvapH=40.79kJ mol−1 (or 40790 J/mol)
R=8.3JK−1mol−1
T=100∘C+273.15=373.15K
Now, substitute the values into the equation:
ΔvapU=40790J mol−1−(8.3JK−1mol−1×373.15K)
ΔvapU=40790J mol−1−3097.145J mol−1
ΔvapU=37692.855J mol−1
Converting back to kJ:
ΔvapU=37.69kJ mol−1
Rounding to the nearest integer, the change in internal energy for the vaporization of water under the given conditions is:
38 kJ mol-1