University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
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Chapter 18, Problem 18.2DQ
In the ideal-gas equation, could an equivalent Celsius temperature be used instead of the Kelvin one if an appropriate numerical value of the constant R is used? Why or why not?
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Ch. 18.1 - Rank the following ideal gases in order from...Ch. 18.2 - Prob. 18.2TYUCh. 18.3 - Rank the following gases in order from (a) highest...Ch. 18.4 - A cylinder with a fixed volume contains hydrogen...Ch. 18.5 - A quantity of gas containing N molecules has a...Ch. 18.6 - The average atmospheric pressure on Mars is 6.0 ...Ch. 18 - Section 18.1 states that ordinarily, pressure,...Ch. 18 - In the ideal-gas equation, could an equivalent...Ch. 18 - When a car is driven some distance, the air...Ch. 18 - The coolant in an automobile radiator is kept at a...
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Consider an...Ch. 18 - (a) What is the total translational kinetic energy...Ch. 18 - A flask contains a mixture of neon (Ne), krypton...Ch. 18 - We have two equal-size boxes, A and B. Each box...Ch. 18 - A container with volume 1.64 L is initially...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.31ECh. 18 - Martian Climate. The atmosphere of Mars is mostly...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.33ECh. 18 - Calculate the mean free path of air molecules at...Ch. 18 - At what temperature is the root-mean-square speed...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.36ECh. 18 - Prob. 18.37ECh. 18 - Perfectly rigid containers each hold n moles of...Ch. 18 - (a) Compute the specific heat at constant volume...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.40ECh. 18 - Prob. 18.41ECh. 18 - For a gas of nitrogen molecules (N2), what must...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.43ECh. 18 - Meteorology. The vapor pressure is the pressure of...Ch. 18 - Calculate the volume of 1.00 mol of liquid water...Ch. 18 - A physics lecture room at 1.00 atm and 27.0C has a...Ch. 18 - CP BIO The Effect of Altitude on the Lungs. (a)...Ch. 18 - CP BIO The Bends. If deep-sea divers rise to the...Ch. 18 - CP A hot-air balloon stays aloft because hot air...Ch. 18 - In an evacuated enclosure, a vertical cylindrical...Ch. 18 - A cylinder 1.00 m tall with inside diameter 0.120...Ch. 18 - CP During a test dive in 1939, prior to being...Ch. 18 - Atmosphere or Titan. Titan, the largest satellite...Ch. 18 - Pressure on Venus. At the surface of Venus the...Ch. 18 - An automobile tire has a volume of 0.0150 m3 on a...Ch. 18 - A flask with a volume of 1.50 L, provided with a...Ch. 18 - CP A balloon of volume 750 m3 is to be filled with...Ch. 18 - A vertical cylindrical tank contains 1.80 mol of...Ch. 18 - CP A large tank of water has a hose connected to...Ch. 18 - CP A light, plastic sphere with mass m = 9.00 g...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.61PCh. 18 - BIO A person at rest inhales 0.50 L of air with...Ch. 18 - You have two identical containers, one containing...Ch. 18 - The size of an oxygen molecule is about 2.0 1010...Ch. 18 - A sealed box contains a monatomic ideal gas. The...Ch. 18 - Helium gas is in a cylinder that has rigid walls....Ch. 18 - You blow up a spherical balloon to a diameter of...Ch. 18 - CP (a) Compute the increase in gravitational...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.69PCh. 18 - Prob. 18.70PCh. 18 - It is possible to make crystalline solids that are...Ch. 18 - Hydrogen on the Sun. The surface of the sun has a...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.73PCh. 18 - Planetary Atmospheres. (a) The temperature near...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.75PCh. 18 - Prob. 18.76PCh. 18 - CALC (a) Explain why in a gas of N molecules, the...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.78PCh. 18 - CP Oscillations of a Piston. A vertical cylinder...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.80PCh. 18 - DATA The Dew Point and Clouds. The vapor pressure...Ch. 18 - DATA The statistical quantities average value and...Ch. 18 - CP Dark Nebulae and the Interstellar Medium. The...Ch. 18 - CALC Earths Atmosphere. In t he troposphere, the...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.85PPCh. 18 - Estimate the ratio of the thermal conductivity of...Ch. 18 - The rate of effusionthat is, leakage of a gas...
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