Physics for the IB Diploma 6th Edition>Chapter 3 - Thermal Physics>Test yourself>Q 29

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The density of an ideal gas is $1.35 kg / m^{3}$ . The temperature in Kelvin and the pressure are both doubled. Calculate the new density of the gas.

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Physics for the IB Diploma 6th Edition>Chapter 3 - Thermal Physics>Test yourself>Q 31

Show that the average (r.m.s) speed of molecules of gas of molar mass

M

(in kg {mol}^{- 1})

kept at a temperature

T

is given by

c = \sqrt{\frac{3 R T}{M}}

.

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Physics for the IB Diploma 6th Edition>Chapter 3 - Thermal Physics>Test yourself>Q 32

Calculate the average random kinetic energy of a gas kept at a temperature of

300 K

.

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Physics for the IB Diploma 6th Edition>Chapter 3 - Thermal Physics>Test yourself>Q 32

Determine the ratio of the average speeds (r.m.s. speed) of ideal gases of molar mass

4.0 g {mol}^{- 1} and 32 g {mol}^{- 1}

, which are kept at the same temperature.

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Physics for the IB Diploma 6th Edition>Chapter 3 - Thermal Physics>Exam-style questions>Q 2

Energy is provided to a liquid at its boiling point at a rate of

P

joules per second. The rate at which mass is boiling away is

μ

kg per second. What is the specific latent heat of vaporisation of the liquid?

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Physics for the IB Diploma 6th Edition>Chapter 3 - Thermal Physics>Exam-style questions>Q 3

All the following are assumptions of the kinetic theory of gases, except which one ?

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Physics for the IB Diploma 6th Edition>Chapter 3 - Thermal Physics>Exam-style questions>Q 5

The temperature of an ideal gas of pressure

200 k P a

is increased from

27^{o} C

to

54^{o} C

at constant volume. Which is the best estimate for the new pressure

(i n k P a)

of the gas?

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Physics for the IB Diploma 6th Edition>Chapter 3 - Thermal Physics>Exam-style questions>Q 6

A container of an ideal gas that is isolated from its surroundings is divided into two parts. One part has double the volume of the other. The pressure in each part is

P

and the temperature is the same. The partition is removed. What is the pressure in the container now?

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Physics for the IB Diploma 6th Edition>Chapter 3 - Thermal Physics>Exam-style questions>Q 10

The pressure of a fixed quantity of ideal gas is doubled. The average speed of the molecules is also doubled. The original density of the gas is

ρ

. Which is the new density of the gas?