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Chapter 3, Problem 76GP
A kayaker needs to paddle north across a 100-m-wide harbor. The tide is going out, creating a tidal current flowing east at 2.0 m/s. The kayaker can paddle with a speed of 3.0 m/s.
a. In which direction should he paddle in order to travel straight across the harbor?
b. How long will it take him to cross?
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the gas, n is the number of moles, R is the universal gas
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instance, if the pressure of the gas is changed, we can
be sure that either the volume or the temperature of the
gas (or, maybe, both!) would also change.
To explore these changes, it is often convenient to draw a
graph showing one parameter as a function of the other.
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common one is a plot of pressure as a function of
volume: a pV diagram.
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Learning Goal:
To understand the meaning and the basic applications of
pV diagrams for an ideal gas.
As you know, the parameters of an ideal gas are
described by the equation
pV = nRT,
where p is the pressure of the gas, V is the volume of
the gas, n is the number of moles, R is the universal gas
constant, and T is the absolute temperature of the gas. It
follows that, for a portion of an ideal gas,
pV
= constant.
T
One can see that, if the amount of gas remains constant,
it is impossible to change just one parameter of the gas:
At least one more parameter would also change. For
instance, if the pressure of the gas is changed, we can
be sure that either the volume or the temperature of the
gas (or, maybe, both!) would also change.
To explore these changes, it is often convenient to draw a
graph showing one parameter as a function of the other.
Although there are many choices of axes, the most
common one is a plot of pressure as a function of
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