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

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Chapter 18 - The Micro/Macro Connection - Exercises and Problems - Page 522: 3

Answer

$0.023Pa$

Work Step by Step

The required pressure can be determined as follows: $p=\frac{k_b T}{4\sqrt{2}\pi r^2 \lambda}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $p=\frac{1.38\times 10^{-23}\times 293}{4\sqrt{2}\pi (10^{-6})^2\times 1}$ This simplifies to: $p=0.023Pa$
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