Applied Physics (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134159386
Author: Dale Ewen, Neill Schurter, Erik Gundersen
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 1AC
Fran purchases a 1.85-ft3, helium-filled Mylar® balloon in a store with an inside temperature of 65.5ºF. When she walks outside, the air temperature is only 11.0ºF. (a) What happens to the balloon as Fran walks toward her car? (b) What is the volume of the balloon when the temperature of the helium reaches the air temperature? (c) What would have been the volume of the balloon if she had purchased it in the summer with an outside temperature of 101ºF? (d) Depending on the season, what can the store clerk do to compensate for the outside temperature and its impact on the volume of the balloon?
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Chapter 15 Solutions
Applied Physics (11th Edition)
Ch. 15.1 - Change 15C to K.Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 2PCh. 15.1 - Prob. 3PCh. 15.1 - Change 235 K to C.Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 5PCh. 15.1 - Prob. 6PCh. 15.1 - Prob. 7PCh. 15.1 - Change 375R to F.Ch. 15.1 - T=315 K, V=225 cm3, T=275 K, find V.Ch. 15.1 - T=615R, V=60.3 in3, T=455R, find V.
Ch. 15.1 - V=200 ft3, T=95F, V=250 ft3, find T.Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 12PCh. 15.1 - Some gas occupies a volume of 325 m3 at 41 C. What...Ch. 15.1 - Some oxygen occupies 275 in3 at 35C. Find its...Ch. 15.1 - Some methane occupies 1575 L at 45C. Find its...Ch. 15.1 - Some helium occupies 1200ft3 at 70F. At what...Ch. 15.1 - Some nitrogen occupies 14,300 cm3 at 25.6C. What...Ch. 15.1 - Some propane occupies 1270 cm2 at 18.0C. What is...Ch. 15.1 - Some carbon dioxide occupies 34.5 L at 49.0C. Find...Ch. 15.1 - Some oxygen occupies 28.7 ft3 at 11.0F. Find its...Ch. 15.1 - A balloon contains 26.0 L of hydrogen at 40.0F....Ch. 15.1 - Using Charles's law, determine the effect (a) on...Ch. 15.1 - If 38.0 L of hydrogen is heated to 110C and...Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 24PCh. 15.1 - A hot air balloon contains 147 m3 of air at 19.0C....Ch. 15.1 - A tank with 139 L of propane is cooled from 91.0C...Ch. 15.1 - A 2000 L fuel tank filled with propane at 21C is...Ch. 15.1 - A propane nurse tank is left on a job site...Ch. 15.1 - A propane tank now containing 250L of propane was...Ch. 15.1 - A tank with 500 L of propane is heated from 17.0C...Ch. 15.2 - V'=315 cm3, P=101 kPa, P'=85.0 kPa; find V.Ch. 15.2 - V=450L, V'=700L, P=750 kPa; find P'.Ch. 15.2 - V=76.0 m3, V'=139 m3, P'=41.0 kPa; find P.Ch. 15.2 - V=439 in3, P'=38.7 psi, P=47.1 psi; find V'.Ch. 15.2 - D=1.80 kg/m3, P=108 kPa, P'=125 kPa; find D'.Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 6PCh. 15.2 - P=51.0 psi, P'=65.3 psi, D'=0.231 lb/ft3; find D.Ch. 15.2 - Some air at 22.5 psi occupies 1400 in3. What is...Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 9PCh. 15.2 - Prob. 10PCh. 15.2 - Prob. 11PCh. 15.2 - Some oxygen has a density of 1.75 kg/m3 at normal...Ch. 15.2 - Some methane at 500 kPa gauge pressure occupies...Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 14PCh. 15.2 - Some nitrogen at 80.0 psi gauge pressure occupies...Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 16PCh. 15.2 - Prob. 17PCh. 15.2 - Some propane occupies 2.30 m3 at a gauge pressure...Ch. 15.2 - A quantity of oxygen at a gauge pressure of 20.0...Ch. 15.2 - Some air occupies 4.5 m3 at a gauge pressure of 46...Ch. 15.2 - Some oxygen at 87.6 psi (absolute) occupies 75.0...Ch. 15.2 - A gas at 300 kPa (absolute) occupies 40.0 m3. Find...Ch. 15.2 - A volume of 58.0 L of hydrogen is heated from 33C...Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 24PCh. 15.2 - A 2.00-L plastic bottle contains air at a pressure...Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 26PCh. 15.2 - A mass of 1.31 kg of neon is in a 3.00-m3...Ch. 15.2 - The air density in a tractor tire is 1.40 kg/m3 at...Ch. 15.2 - An unknown gas is in a tank at 13.3 kPa. (a) If...Ch. 15.3 - Use Vp=VPto find each quantity. (All pressures are...Ch. 15.3 - Use Vp=VP to find each quantity. (All pressures...Ch. 15.3 - Use Vp=VPto find each quantity. (All pressures are...Ch. 15.3 - Use Vp=VPto find each quantity. (All pressures are...Ch. 15.3 - Use Vp=VP to find each quantity. (All pressures...Ch. 15.3 - We have 600 in3 of oxygen at1500 psi at 65F. What...Ch. 15.3 - We have 800m3 of natural gas at 235 kPa at 30C....Ch. 15.3 - We have 1400 L of nitrogen at 135 kPa at 54C. What...Ch. 15.3 - An acetylene welding tank has a pressure of 2000...Ch. 15.3 - What is the new pressure in Problem 9 if the...Ch. 15.3 - An ideal gas occupies a volume of 5.00 L at STP....Ch. 15.3 - An ideal gas occupies a volume of 5.00 L at STP....Ch. 15.3 - Some propane occupies 2.00 m3 at18.0C at an...Ch. 15.3 - A balloon with volume 3200 mL of xenon gas is at a...Ch. 15.3 - A 7 85-L helium-filled balloon experiences a...Ch. 15 - Prob. 1RQCh. 15 - Prob. 2RQCh. 15 - Prob. 3RQCh. 15 - Prob. 4RQCh. 15 - Prob. 5RQCh. 15 - Prob. 6RQCh. 15 - Prob. 7RQCh. 15 - Prob. 8RQCh. 15 - Prob. 9RQCh. 15 - What causes the tendency of the volume and...Ch. 15 - What causes the tendency of the temperature of a...Ch. 15 - What causes the tendency of the pressure of a gas...Ch. 15 - A gas occupies 13.5 ft3 at 35.8F. What will the...Ch. 15 - A gas occupies 3.45 m3 at 18.5 C. What will the...Ch. 15 - Some hydrogen occupies 115 ft3 at 54.5F. What is...Ch. 15 - Some carbon dioxide occupies 45.3 L at 38.5C. What...Ch. 15 - Some propane occupies 145 cm3 at 12.4 C. What is...Ch. 15 - Some air at 276 kPa occupies 32.4 m3. What is its...Ch. 15 - Some helium at 17.5 psi gauge pressure occupies...Ch. 15 - Prob. 8RPCh. 15 - We have 435 in3 of nitrogen at 1340 psi gauge...Ch. 15 - We have 755 m3 of carbon dioxide at 344 kPa at...Ch. 15 - A welding tank has a gauge pressure of 1950 psi at...Ch. 15 - An ideal gas occupies a volume of 4.50 L at STP....Ch. 15 - An ideal gas occupies a volume of 5.35 L at STP....Ch. 15 - A volume of 1120 L of helium at 4000 Pa is heated...Ch. 15 - In a 47-cm-tall cylinder of radius 7.0 cm,...Ch. 15 - Fran purchases a 1.85-ft3, helium-filled Mylar...Ch. 15 - An automobile tire is filled to an air pressure of...Ch. 15 - A 15.0-cm-long cylinder has a movable piston with...Ch. 15 - A 0.0300-m3 steel tank containing helium is stored...Ch. 15 - A lightweight weather-collecting sensor is...
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