At a height of 300 km above Earth’s surface, an astronaut

Chapter 6, Problem 89P

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QUESTION: Problem 89P

At a height of 300 km above Earth’s surface, an astronaut finds that the atmospheric pressure is about 10−8 mmHg and the temperature is 500 K. How many molecules of gas are there per milliliter at this altitude?

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QUESTION: Problem 89P

At a height of 300 km above Earth’s surface, an astronaut finds that the atmospheric pressure is about 10−8 mmHg and the temperature is 500 K. How many molecules of gas are there per milliliter at this altitude?

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Solution 89P

Here we have to calculate how many molecules of gas are there per milliliter at this altitude.

Step 1

Given:

Temperature = 500 K

Pressure = 10-8 mm Hg

The number of moles to volume ratio can be calculated by using ideal gas equation,

PV = nRT

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