Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 19 - The Kinetic Theory of Gases - Problems - Page 579: 39d

Answer

$T=7\times 10^3K$

Work Step by Step

We know that; $T=\frac{2g_mR_mM}{3R}$.......eq(1) Radius of moon, $R_m=1.74\times 10^6m$ $g_m=0.16g=0.16\times 9.8\frac{m}{s^2}$ For Oxygen$ (O_2)$, $M=32\times 10^{-3}\frac{kg}{mol}$ We plug in the known values in eq(1) to obtain: $T=\frac{2(0.16\times 9.8)\times 1.74\times 10^6\times 32\times 10^{-3}}{3(8.31)}=7\times 10^3K$
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