A closed balloon containing 10 kg of helium receives 5 kJ/kg of heat. During this process, the volume of the balloon slowly increases by 0.2 m at constant pressure of 100 kPa. The change in internal energy, in kJ, is
According to Thermodynamics First Law, , where is Change in Internal Energy (kJ/kg), is the amount of heat received (in kJ/kg), and is work done (in kJ/kg). The units will be kJ for all three thermodynamic property is specific values (independent of mass) are not being considered. Further, for Isobaric process (the thermodynamic process in which pressure remains constant), the relation for work done is
Here, the change in internal energy is to be obtained in kJ. So, kJ ; and m kJ Thus, kJ