An ideal gas $$(0.5\ \mathrm{mol})$$, initially at $$2$$ bar pressure, is compressed at a constant temperature of $$600\ \mathrm{K}$$ in two steps: first, against a constant external pressure of $$P$$ bar $$(2 \lt P \lt 8)$$, and then against constant external pressure of $$8$$ bar. At each step, the compression is stopped only when the pressure of the gas becomes equal to the external pressure. The total work done on the gas in these steps is $$W$$. Considering all possible values of $$P$$ $$(2 \lt P \lt 8)$$ and taking the gas constant as $$R$$ (in $$\mathrm{J\ K^{-1}\ mol^{-1}}$$), the minimum value of $$|W|$$ (in $$\mathrm{J}$$) is
Chemical Thermodynamics is a high-weightage Physical Chemistry chapter that studies the energy changes in chemical reactions and the criteria for spontaneity and equilibrium. It overlaps significantly with the Physics thermodynamics chapter while adding the chemical applications of enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs free energy. The chapter covers the first law, internal energy and enthalpy, heat capacity, Hess's law and types of enthalpy changes, bond enthalpy calculations, entropy and the second law, Gibbs free energy and spontaneity, and the temperature dependence of free energy. JEE Main tests Hess's law enthalpy calculations, Gibbs free energy spontaneity, and entropy changes consistently. JEE Advanced combines thermodynamics with equilibrium or electrochemistry. Practise topic-wise questions on JEE Chemistry Questions to apply Hess's law and the Gibbs equation with speed and accuracy.





