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Chapter 17 Problem 9P

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Problem 9P

Amount of Helium in a Blimp The Goodyear blimp Spirit of Akron is 62.6 m long and contains 7023 m3 of helium. When the temperature of the helium is 285 K, its absolute pressure is 112 kPa. Find the mass of the helium in the blimp.

Solution

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We shall have to consider the equation of state for an ideal gas here. We shall calculate the number of moles of helium in Goodyear.

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

Amount of Helium in a Blimp The Goodyear blimp Spirit of

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