Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 16 - A Macroscopic Description of Matter - Exercises and Problems - Page 464: 29

Answer

a) $1.22\;\rm MPa$ b) See the graph below.

Work Step by Step

a) Since the gas undergoes an isothermal process, its temperature remains constant. And we know, for an ideal gas, that $$\dfrac{ P_1V_1}{\color{red}{\bf\not} T_1}=\dfrac{ P_2V_2}{\color{red}{\bf\not} T_2}$$ in our case, the temperature is constant. $$P_1V_1=P_2 V_2$$ We need to find the final volume of the gas, so we need to solve for $P_2$ $$P_2=\dfrac{ P_1V_1}{V_2}\tag 1$$ Now we need to find the magnitude of the initial pressure which is given by $$P_1V_1=nRT_1$$ Hence, $$P_1=\dfrac{nRT_1}{V_1}$$ Plugging into (1); $$P_2=\dfrac{nRT_1}{ \color{red}{\bf\not} V_1}\dfrac{ \color{red}{\bf\not} V_1}{V_2} $$ $$P_2=\dfrac{nRT_1}{V_2 } $$ Plugging the known; $$P_2=\dfrac{ (0.1)(8.31)(20+273)}{( 200\times 10^{-6})} $$ $$P_2\approx \color{red}{\bf 1.22\times 10^6}\;\rm Pa$$ --- b) To draw a proper scale graph, we need to find the magnitude of the initial pressure (the constant pressure) which is given by $$P_1V_1=nRT_1$$ Hence, $$P_1=\dfrac{nRT_1}{V_1}$$ Plugging the known; $$P_1=\dfrac{(0.1)(8.31)(20+273)}{(50\times 10^{-6})}=\bf 4.87\times 10^6\;\rm Pa$$ See the figure below.
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