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Nisha Solanki
Nov 28, 2014, 06:15 AM
Hello Everyone,
You know Internal Energy (U) that is the total energy of a particle or a substance in chemistry.
Its a fact that "Change in heat at constant volume is equal to the difference between internal energy of the reactant and the internal energy of the product." But I can't get it why at constant volume. Why there is need of constant volume ? Can someone please explain me ? Is my question clear to you all ?

ebaines
Dec 1, 2014, 12:49 PM
Constant volume is required because otherwise the system does work as its volume expands, which would reduce the internal energy of the final product.