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Chapter 10 Problem 38

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The ideal gas law can be recast in terms of the density of a gas. (a) Use dimensional analysis to find an expression for the density r of a gas in terms of the number of moles n, the volume V, and the molecular weight M in kilograms per mole. (b) With the expression found in part (a), show that P 5 r M RT for an ideal gas. (c) Find the density of the carbon dioxide atmosphere at the surface of Venus, where the pressure is 90.0 atm and the temperature is 7.00 3 102 K. (d) Would an evacuated steel shell of radius 1.00 m and mass 2.00 3 102 kg rise or fall in such an atmosphere? Why? 1 5 The Kinetic Theory of Gases

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Title College Physics 9 
Author Serway Vuille
ISBN 9780840062062

The ideal gas law can be recast in terms of the density of

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