Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 19 - The Kinetic Theory of Gases - Problems - Page 578: 24a

Answer

$$494 \mathrm{\ m} / \mathrm{s}$$

Work Step by Step

We can express the ideal gas law in terms of density using $n=M_{\text {samp }} / M:$ $$p V=\frac{M_{\text {sum }} R T}{M} \Rightarrow \rho=\frac{p M}{R T}$$ We can also use this to write the rms speed formula in terms of density: $$v_{\text {ms }}=\sqrt{\frac{3 R T}{M}}=\sqrt{\frac{3(p M / \rho)}{M}}=\sqrt{\frac{3 p}{\rho}}$$ We convert to SI units: $\rho=1.24 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{kg} / \mathrm{m}^{3}$ and $p=1.01 \times 10^{3} \mathrm{Pa}$. Then the rms speed is $$\sqrt{3(1010) / 0.0124}=494 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}$$
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