EBK ESSENTIAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS, VOLUM
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Chapter 15, Problem 13E
Compressed air with mass 8.8 kg is stored in a 0.050-m3 cylinder. (a) What’s the density of the compressed air? (b) What volume would the same gas occupy at a typical atmospheric density of 1.2 kg/m3?
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