Homework Help: Physics(12th grade)

Posted by Tulika on Monday, April 9, 2012 at 12:52am.

When the temperature of a gas in a vessel is increased by 1C then the pressure is increased by 0.5%. what will be its initial temperature?

Physics(12th grade) - Damon, Monday, April 9, 2012 at 1:21am
P V = n R T
assume V constant
P = (nR/V) T
dP = (nR/V) dT
dP/P = (nR/V) dT/P = dT/T
but dP/P = .005
so
.005 = 1/T
T = 200

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