College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 16, Problem 15P
Explain using your knowledge of probability why a gas always occupies the entire volume of its container.
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The Table shown gives experimental values of the pressure P of a given mass of gas corresponding to various values of the volume
V. According to themodynamic principles, a relationship having the form PVk = C, wherek and C are constants, should exist
betwoen the variables. Use the natural log (in) and linear regression to solve the following.
1) Find the value of k
a) 0 64 b) 0.82 c) 0.78 d) 0.90
2) Find the value of C.
a) 1125 b) 765 c) 995 d) 875
3) Estimate P when V = 100.0 in
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a) 17.1 b) 31.5 c) 26.9 d) 39.9
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V(in3)
59.5 61.8
72.4
88.7
118.6 244.9
P(bin?) 66.3 49.5
36.6
28.4
19.2
20.1
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Consider an ideal gas of N molecules, in equilibrium in a container of volume V . Calculatea. the probability p1 of finding all molecules concentrated in a volume V /3 (macrostate 1);b. the probability p2 of finding all molecules concentrated in a volume 2V /3 (macrostate 2);c. the probability p of finding N/3 of the molecules concentrated in a volume V / 3 and the othersin the remaining volume;d. the entropy difference ∆S = S2 - S1 between states 1 and 2;e. the numerical values of p1, p2, and p for N = 9.
The Table shown gives experimental values of the pressure P of a given mass of gas corresponding to various values of the volume V. According to
thermodynamic principles, a relationship having the form PVk = C, where k and C are constants, should exist between the variables. Use the natural log (In)
and linear regression to solve the following.
1) Find the value of k.
a) 0.74 b) 0.86 c) 0.98
d) 1.33
2) Find the value of C.
a) 812 b) 765 c) 880 d) 947
3) Estimate P when V = 100.0 in3
a) 18.9 b) 30.8 c) 24.7 d) 49.5
TABLE
V(in3)
54.3
61.8
72.4
88.7
118.6 244.9
P(lb/in?) 61.2 49.5
36.6
28.4
19.2
20.1
Write only the letter corresponding to the correct answer.
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College Physics
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