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Chapter 10, Problem 70TAE(choose chapter or problem)
Molecules in the combustion chamber of a rocket engine are in a high state of random motion. When the molecules are expelled through a nozzle in a more ordered state, will their temperature be higher than, lower than, or the same as their initial temperature in the chamber before being exhausted?
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QUESTION:
Molecules in the combustion chamber of a rocket engine are in a high state of random motion. When the molecules are expelled through a nozzle in a more ordered state, will their temperature be higher than, lower than, or the same as their initial temperature in the chamber before being exhausted?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
Molecules in the combustion chamber of a rocket engine are in a high state of random motion. We need to find out the temperature of the molecules when they are expelled through a nozzle in a more ordered state.