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b) The gas expands into a vacuum from the same V i to the same V f as
in Part (a). Calculate w, q, ∆U, ∆H, ∆S, ∆G.
w = 0 because P ext =0 and thus q =0.
The other functions are state functions with the same initial and final states
as in Part (a) and so the ∆ values must be the same as in Part (a). In other
words,
∆U =0, ∆H =0, ∆S =5.763 kJ and ∆G = −1.573 kJ.