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Question 50

A canister of compressed nitrogen gas is used to quickly inflate bicycle tires.

a.

Explain how the nitrogen gas causes a pressure on the inside walls of the canister. Refer to particles in your answer.

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b.

Explain what happens to the pressure of the nitrogen gas inside the canister as its temperature increases.

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c.

A fixed mass of nitrogen has a volume of 28 000 cm328\,000\text{ cm}^328000 cm3 when its pressure is 100 kPa100\text{ kPa}100 kPa.

Calculate the pressure of this fixed mass of nitrogen when it is compressed inside the canister.

[volume of nitrogen in canister = 4000 cm34000\text{ cm}^34000 cm3]

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