Physics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - The Ideal Gas Law and Kinetic Theory - Problems - Page 384: 20

Answer

882.3 K

Work Step by Step

Here we use the ideal gas law $PV=nRT$ to find the temperature of the neon. $PV=nRT=\{\frac{mass(m)}{molecular\space mass(M)}\}RT$ $P=(\frac{m}{V})(\frac{RT}{M})=\frac{\rho RT}{M}-(1)$ Given that, $P_{He}=P_{Ne}$, Therefore (1)=> $\frac{\rho RT_{He}}{M_{He}}=\frac{\rho RT_{Ne}}{M_{Ne}}=>T_{Ne}=\frac{M_{Ne}T_{He}}{M_{He}}$ Let's plug known values into this equation. $$T_{Ne}=\frac{(20.18\space g/mol)(175\space K)}{4.0026\space g/mol}=882.3\space K$$ Temperature of Neon = 882.3 K
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