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The ideal gas law states that P V = nRT where P is the pressure in atmospheres, V is the volume in litres, n is the number of moles, R = 0.082 L·atm/K·mol is the gas constant, and T is the temperature in Kelvins. Consider two moles of gas with 5 atmospheres of pressure and a volume of 15 L. Suppose the pressure is decreasing at 0.3 atm/min and the volume is increasing at 0.6 L/min. Given that the number of moles stays constant, what is the rate of change of the temperature with respect to time?

Since moles is constant, nR is constant. SO,

V dP/dt + P dV/dt = nR dT/dt
You now have n = 2*6.02*10^23
P = 5
V = 15
dP/dt = -3
dV/dt = 0.6

So, plug in the numbers and solve for dT/dt

To find the rate of change of the temperature with respect to time, we need to use the ideal gas law equation and differentiate it with respect to time.

First, let's write down the given information:
P = 5 atm
V = 15 L
n = 2 moles
dP/dt = -0.3 atm/min (negative sign indicates decreasing pressure)
dV/dt = 0.6 L/min (positive sign indicates increasing volume)

We are given that the number of moles stays constant (dn/dt = 0), so we don't need to consider it in our calculation.

Next, let's differentiate the ideal gas law equation with respect to time, applying the chain rule:

d(PV)/dt = d(nRT)/dt

Taking the derivative of both sides:

dP/dt * V + P * dV/dt = R * T * dn/dt + n * R * dT/dt

Since dn/dt = 0, the second term on the right-hand side cancels out:

dP/dt * V + P * dV/dt = n * R * dT/dt

Now we can solve for dT/dt, which is the rate of change of temperature with time:

n * R * dT/dt = dP/dt * V + P * dV/dt

dT/dt = (dP/dt * V + P * dV/dt) / (n * R)

Plugging in the given values:

dT/dt = (-0.3 atm/min * 15 L + 5 atm * 0.6 L/min) / (2 moles * 0.082 L·atm/K·mol)

Simplifying the equation:

dT/dt = (-4.5 L·atm/min + 3 L·atm/min) / (0.164 L·atm/K·mol)

dT/dt = -1.5 L·atm/min / (0.164 L·atm/K·mol)

Finally, to convert from L·atm/min to K/min, we need to divide by the gas constant:

dT/dt = (-1.5 L·atm/min) / (0.164 L·atm/K·mol) * (1 K·mol / 0.082 L·atm) # Canceling units

Simplifying the equation:

dT/dt ≈ -22.56 K/min

Therefore, the rate of change of temperature with respect to time is approximately -22.56 K/min. This means that the temperature is decreasing at a rate of 22.56 Kelvins per minute.