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The Mean Free Path for a Nitrogen Molecule in a Tank

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The mean free path for a nitrogen molecule in a tank of dry nitrogen at 273 K273 \mathrm{~K} is 0.15μm0.15 \mu \mathrm{m} . If the diameter of a nitrogen molecule is 0.29 nm0.29 \mathrm{~nm} , what is the pressure in the tank?


A) 67.2kPa67.2 \mathrm{kPa}
B) 211kPa211 \mathrm{kPa}
C) 95.1kPa95.1 \mathrm{kPa}
D) 48.0kPa48.0 \mathrm{kPa}
E) 299kPa299 \mathrm{kPa}

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