Air is pumped from a vacuum chamber until the pressure drops to 3 torr. If the air temperature at the end of the pumping process is 5°C, calculate the air density. Eventually, the air tem- perature in the vacuum chamber rises to 20°C because of heat transfer with the surroundings. Assuming the volume is constant, find the final pressure, in torr.

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Answer:

The final pressure is 3.16 torr

Solution:

As per the question:

The reduced pressure after drop in it, P' = 3 torr = [tex]3\times 0.133\ kPa[/tex]

At the end of pumping, temperature of air, [tex]T = 5^{\circ}C = 278 K[/tex]

After the rise in the air temperature, [tex]T' = 20^{\circ}C = 293 K[/tex]

Now, we know the ideal gas eqn:

PV = mRT

So

[tex]P = \frac{m}{V}RT[/tex]

[tex]P = \rho_{a}RT[/tex]          (1)

where

P = Pressure

V = Volume

[tex]\rho_{a} = air\ density[/tex]

R = Rydberg's constant

T = Temperature

Using eqn (1):

[tex]P = \rho_{a}RT[/tex]

[tex]\rho_{a} = \frac{P}{RT}[/tex]

[tex]\rho_{a} = \frac{3 times 0.133\times 10^{3}}{0.287\times 278} = 0.005 kg/m^{3} [/tex]

Now, at constant volume the final pressure, P' is given by:

[tex]\frac{P}{T} = \frac{P'}{T'}[/tex]

[tex]P' = \frac{P}{T}\times T'[/tex]

[tex]P' = \frac{3}{278}\times 293 = 3.16 torr[/tex]

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