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: 6

Answer

$\approx 84.9$

Work Step by Step

We know that the mean free path is given by $$\lambda=\dfrac{1}{4\sqrt{2}\pi r(\frac{N}{V})}$$ And are given that the mean free path is ten times the atomic diameter. Hence, $$\lambda=10(2r)=20r$$ Plugging into (1) and then solving for $\frac{V}{N}$ $$20r=\dfrac{V}{N}\dfrac{1}{4\sqrt{2}\pi r }$$ Hence, $$\dfrac{V}{N}=20r(4\sqrt{2}\pi r)$$ $$\dfrac{V}{N}=80\sqrt{2}\pi r^3$$ We need to find the ratio of the volume per atom $(V/N)$ to the volume of an atom. $$\dfrac{V/N}{V_{atom}}=\dfrac{80\sqrt{2} \color{red}{\bf\not} \pi \color{red}{\bf\not} r^3}{\frac{4}{3} \color{red}{\bf\not} \pi \color{red}{\bf\not} r^3}=60\sqrt2$$ $$\dfrac{V/N}{V_{atom}}=\color{red}{\bf 84.85}$$
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