Chapter 20: Q. 18 (page 567)
The speed of molecules in a gas is . What will be the speed if the gas pressure and volume are both halved?
Short Answer
The velocity of volume is .
Chapter 20: Q. 18 (page 567)
The speed of molecules in a gas is . What will be the speed if the gas pressure and volume are both halved?
The velocity of volume is .
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a. What is the thermal energy of the air in the room?
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c. By how much would the air temperature have to decrease to launch the ball?
d. Your answer to part is so small as to be unnoticeable, yet this event never happens. Why not?
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a. What is the thermal energy of this gas at room temperature?
b. What is the mean free path in the gas?
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b. Does the helium have more thermal energy, less thermal energy, or the same amount of thermal energy as the argon? Explain.
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