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geniusboy
1 month ago
5

Can pockets of vacuum persist in an ideal gas? Assume that a room is filled with air at 20∘C and that somehow a small spherical

region of radius 1 cm within the room becomes devoid of air molecules. Estimate how long it will take for air to refill this region of vacuum. Assume the atomic mass of air is 29 u.
Physics
1 answer:
kicyunya [3.2K]1 month ago
3 0

Answer:

The time required is 20 μs

Explanation:

Here is the data provided:

temperature = 20°C  = 293 K

radius = 1 cm

atomic mass of air = 29 u

To determine

the duration for air to refill the vacuum space

solution:

We calculate the root mean square velocity of air particles. This can be expressed as:

\frac{1}{2}mv^2 = \frac{3}{2}RT

where m indicates mass, t is temperature, v is speed, and R is the ideal gas constant, which is approximately 8.3145 (kg·m²/s²)/K·mol.

v = \sqrt{\frac{3RT}{M} }............................1

v = \sqrt{\frac{3(8.314)293}{29*10{-3}kg} }

Resulting in v = 501.99 m/s.

<pNow, to cover the distance of 1 cm,<pThe duration needed for air is calculated as:

time taken = \frac{r}{v}

which gives us:

time taken = \frac{1*10^{-2}m}{501.99}

so, time taken = 19.92 × 10^{6} seconds = 20μs.

Thus, the required time is 20 μs.

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