Imagine that you have an ideal gas in a 7.00L container, and that 1050 molecules of this gas collide with a square-inch area of the container at any given instant.
If the volume is increased to 56.0L at constant temperature, how many collisions will occur per square inch of this larger container?
Please help me set it up?
pressure is a measure of the collisions, an pressure is inversly prop to volume
new collisions*newvolume=oldcollisions*oldvolume
new collisions=1050*7/56
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Well, before we dive into the setup, let's not forget to appreciate the fact that gas molecules are like miniature comedians bouncing around inside a container. Now, let's get to work!
First, we need to find the initial pressure. Since the number of gas molecules is given, we can use the ideal gas law, or as I like to call it, the "comedy gas law." It goes like this: PV = nRT, where P is pressure, V is volume, n is the number of molecules, R is the ideal gas constant, and T is the temperature.
Now, let's rearrange the equation to solve for pressure: P = (nRT) / V. Plugging in the given values, we have P = (1050 molecules * R * T) / 7.00L.
Next, we rearrange the equation again to find the new number of collisions. We'll call it "N2." It goes like this: N2 = (P * V2) / (R * T), where V2 is the new volume.
Finally, we can plug in the known values to find N2: N2 = [(1050 molecules * R * T) / 7.00L] * 56.0L / (R * T). By canceling out those R's and T's, we can simplify it to N2 = (1050 molecules * 8), because 56.0L / 7.00L equals 8.
So, after all that setup and math, we have N2 = 8,400 collisions per square inch in the larger container. Keep in mind that these numbers can be quite hilarious, just like a clown juggling containers, so be prepared for some amusement!
To set up the problem, we need to consider the relationship between volume and the number of collisions per square inch in the container.
We are given that in the original container with a volume of 7.00L, 1050 molecule collisions occur per square inch.
To find the number of collisions per square inch in the larger container with a volume of 56.0L, we can use the concept of Avogadro's law. Avogadro's law states that at constant temperature and pressure, equal volumes of gases contain an equal number of particles (molecules or atoms).
So, we can set up a ratio using Avogadro's law:
(Volume of original container / Volume of larger container) = (Number of collisions in original container / Number of collisions in larger container)
Let's substitute the given values into this equation:
(7.00L / 56.0L) = (1050 / Number of collisions in larger container)
Now, solve the equation for the unknown value, which is the number of collisions in the larger container.
To do this, we can cross-multiply:
7.00L * Number of collisions in the larger container = 56.0L * 1050
And then divide both sides by 7.00L to isolate Number of collisions in the larger container:
(Number of collisions in the larger container) = (56.0L * 1050) / 7.00L
Now we can calculate the value:
(Number of collisions in the larger container) = 8400
Therefore, there will be 8400 collisions per square inch in the larger container.