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Does atmospheric pressure add to the gas pressure in a
Chapter 11, Problem 22(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 22CQ
Does atmospheric pressure add to the gas pressure in a rigid tank? In a toy balloon? When, in general, does atmospheric pressure not affect the total pressure in a fluid?
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QUESTION:
Problem 22CQ
Does atmospheric pressure add to the gas pressure in a rigid tank? In a toy balloon? When, in general, does atmospheric pressure not affect the total pressure in a fluid?
ANSWER:
Solution 22CQ
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The atmospheric pressure does not add to the gas pressure in a rigid tank. The tank itself experiences the atmospheric pressure. But since the tank walls are rigid, hence the atmospheric pressure is not capable of influencing the gas pressure.