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Question 5

An ideal gas is enclosed in a cylindrical storage canister of radius rrr and height h=2rh = 2rh=2r. The gas consists of NNN molecules, each having a mass mmm.

If the root-mean-square speed of the molecules is crmsc_{\text{rms}}crms​, which of the following expressions represents the pressure ppp exerted by the gas on the walls of the canister?

mN2πr3crms2\frac{mN}{2\pi r^3} c_{\text{rms}}^22πr3mN​crms2​

mN6πr3crms2\frac{mN}{6\pi r^3} c_{\text{rms}}^26πr3mN​crms2​

mN3πr3crms2\frac{mN}{3\pi r^3} c_{\text{rms}}^23πr3mN​crms2​

mN18πr3crms2\frac{mN}{18\pi r^3} c_{\text{rms}}^218πr3mN​crms2​

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