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 523: 12

Answer

Neon

Work Step by Step

We can identify the required gas as follows: $m=\frac{3p}{(\frac{N}{V})v_{rms}^2}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $m=\frac{3\times 2\times 10^5}{4.2\times 10^{25}(660)^2}$ This simplifies to: $m=3.2\times 10^{-26}Kg$ The value of mass shows that the required gas is Neon.
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