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AS and A Level
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A cylinder holds 140 m3 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 42 m3. 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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AS and A Level
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The atmospheric pressure is 100kPa, equivalent to the pressure exerted by a column of water 10 m high. A bubble of oxygen of volume 0.42 cm3 is released by a water plant at a depth of 25 m. Calculate the volume of the bubble when it reaches the surface. State any assumptions you make.
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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A cylinder contains 4.0×10-2 m3 of carbon dioxide at a pressure of 4.8×105 Pa at room temperature. Calculate the number of moles of carbon dioxide.

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A cylinder contains 4.0×10-2 m3 of carbon dioxide at a pressure of 4.8×105 Pa at room temperature. Calculate the mass of carbon dioxide. (Molar mass of carbon dioxide =44 g or one molecule of carbon dioxide has mass 44u.)

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Calculate the volume of 1 mole of ideal gas at a pressure of 1.01×105 Pa and at a temperature of 0°C.
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
A vessel of volume 0.20 m3 contains 3.0×1026 molecules of gas at a temperature of 127°C. Calculate the pressure exerted by the gas on the vessel walls.
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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Calculate the root-mean-square speed of helium molecules at room temperature and pressure. (Density of helium at room temperature and pressure =0.179 kg m-3).
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Calculate the root-mean-square speed of helium molecules at room temperature and pressure (Density of helium at room temperature and pressure =0.179 kg m-3). Compare this speed with the average speed of air molecules at the same temperature and pressure.
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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A sample of neon is contained in a cylinder at 27°C. Its temperature is raised to 243°C.

(a) Calculate the kinetic energy of the neon atoms at:

(i) 27°C