The pressure in a constant-volume gas thermometer is 0.700 atm at 1.00 3 102°C and 0.512 atm at 0°C.

(a) What is the temperature when the pressure is 0.040 0 atm?
(b) What is the pressure at 450°C?

Respuesta :

To solve this problem we will apply the continuity and pressure and temperature ratio equations defined as

[tex]\frac{P_1}{P_2} = \frac{T_1}{T_2}[/tex]

This relationship warns us that there is a proportionality between the pressure and the temperature of state one, compared to the same variables in state two.

Our values are given as,

[tex]P_1 = 0.7atm[/tex]

[tex]T_1 = 1*10^2\°C = 100\°C[/tex]

PART A ) Rearranging to find the Temperature we have,

[tex]T_2 = \frac{P_2}{P_1}T_1[/tex]

[tex]T_2 = \frac{0.040}{0.7}(100+273.15)[/tex]

[tex]T_2 = 21.32K[/tex]

[tex]T_2 = -251.8\°C[/tex]

Therefore the temperature when the pressure is 0.04atm would be

PART B) Using the same relation but now we will find the pressure:

[tex]P_2 = P_1 \frac{T_2}{T_1}[/tex]

[tex]P_2 = 0.7(\frac{450+273.15}{100+273.15})[/tex]

[tex]P_2 = 1.35atm[/tex]

Therefore the pressure at 450°C is 1.35atm