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A cylinder holds of nitrogen at room temperature and pressure. Moving slowly, so that there is no change in temperature, a piston is pushed to reduce the volume of the nitrogen to . Explain the effect on the temperature and pressure of the nitrogen if the piston is pushed in very quickly.

Important Questions on Ideal Gases
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The atmospheric pressure is , equivalent to the pressure exerted by a column of water high. A bubble of oxygen of volume is released by a water plant at a depth of . Calculate the volume of the bubble when it reaches the surface. State any assumptions you make.

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A cylinder contains of carbon dioxide at a pressure of at room temperature. Calculate the number of moles of carbon dioxide.

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A cylinder contains of carbon dioxide at a pressure of at room temperature. Calculate the mass of carbon dioxide. (Molar mass of carbon dioxide or one molecule of carbon dioxide has mass .)

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Calculate the volume of mole of ideal gas at a pressure of and at a temperature of .

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A vessel of volume contains molecules of gas at a temperature of . Calculate the pressure exerted by the gas on the vessel walls.

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Calculate the root-mean-square speed of helium molecules at room temperature and pressure. (Density of helium at room temperature and pressure ).

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Calculate the root-mean-square speed of helium molecules at room temperature and pressure (Density of helium at room temperature and pressure ). Compare this speed with the average speed of air molecules at the same temperature and pressure.

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A sample of neon is contained in a cylinder at . Its temperature is raised to .
(a) Calculate the kinetic energy of the neon atoms at:
(i)
