Exam 17: Temperature and the Kinetic Theory of Gases

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At what Kelvin temperature does the rms speed of the oxygen (O2)molecules in the air near the surface of the earth become equal to the escape speed from the earth? (R = 8.31 J/mol · K; molar mass of O2 gas is 32 g/mol; radius of the earth RE = 6.37 ×\times 106 m; the escape speed from the earth is 11.2 km/s)

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If a mass of oxygen gas occupies a volume of 8 L at standard temperature and pressure,what is the change in the volume if the temperature is reduced by one half and the pressure is doubled?

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If a mass of oxygen gas occupies a volume of 8 L at standard temperature and pressure,what is the change in the volume if the temperature is decreased to 136 K and the pressure remains constant?

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The temperature in January in Winnipeg,Manitoba,has been known to go down to -40ºC.What is this temperature on the Fahrenheit scale?

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Which of the following statements about thermal contact and thermal equilibrium is NOT true?

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Use the following to answer the question: Use the following to answer the question:   -The figure shows the distribution of the molecular speeds of a gas for two different temperatures. -The figure shows the distribution of the molecular speeds of a gas for two different temperatures.

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A 1 L container contains O2 gas at STP.If the diameter of the O2 molecule is 3.75 ×\times 10  A 1 L container contains O<sub>2</sub> gas at STP.If the diameter of the O<sub>2</sub> molecule is 3.75  \times  10   <sup> </sup> <sup>10</sup> m,the number of collisions per second is 10 m,the number of collisions per second is

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What mass of He gas occupies 8.5 liters at 0 \circ C and 1 atmosphere? (The molar mass of He = 4.00 g/mol.)

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A 1 L container contains O2 gas at STP.If the diameter of the O2 molecule is 3.75 ×\times 10  A 1 L container contains O<sub>2</sub> gas at STP.If the diameter of the O<sub>2</sub> molecule is 3.75  \times  10   <sup> </sup> <sup>10</sup>m,the mean free path of the O<sub>2</sub> molecule is 10m,the mean free path of the O2 molecule is

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If it is known that two bodies are in thermal equilibrium,one can conclude that

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A rigid container of air is at atmospheric pressure and 27ºC.To double the pressure in the container,heat it to

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An ideal gas whose original temperature and volume are 27ºC and 0.283 m3 undergoes an isobaric expansion.If the final temperature is 87ºC,then the final volume is approximately

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A gas thermometer could measure temperature change by measuring the change in

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Assume that helium is a perfect gas and that the volume of a cylinder containing helium is independent of temperature.A cylinder of helium at +85ºC has a pressure of 208 atm.The pressure of the helium when it is cooled to -55ºC is

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Two monoatomic gases,helium and neon,are mixed in the ratio of 2 to 1 and are in thermal equilibrium at temperature T (the molar mass of neon = 5 ×\times the molar mass of helium).If the average kinetic energy of each helium atom is U,calculate the average energy of each neon atom.

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A volume of an ideal gas goes through a temperature change from 20ºC to 60ºC.The relation between the average molecular kinetic energy at 20ºC (K1)and that at 60ºC (K2)is

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In a Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution function of molecular speeds,the rms speed is

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One mole of hydrogen gas (molar mass = 2.0 g/mol)has an rms velocity of 2.0 ×\times 103 m/s.To what temperature on the Celsius scale does this correspond?

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You can double both the pressure and the volume of an ideal gas if you change the temperature of the gas by

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If you carry a sealed cylinder of oxygen to the moon,you should expect no change in the oxygen's

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