Question

Two identical cylinders at the same pressure contain the same gas. if cylinder a contains three times as much gas as cylinder b, which cylinder has the higher temperature?

Answer 1

By ideal gas theory, cylinder b has the higher temperature.

We need to know about the ideal gas theory to solve this problem. The ideal gas can be represented by

P . V = n . R . T

where P is the pressure, V is volume, n is the number of molecules, R is the ideal gas constant and T is temperature.

From the question above, we know that

Pa = Pb = P

na = 3nb

Find the temperature of the cylinder a

P . V = n . R . Ta

Ta = P . V /( na . R )

Substitute na

Ta = P . V /( (3nb) . R )

Ta = (1/3) x (P . V /( (nb . R ))

Find the temperature of the cylinder b

P . V = n . R . Tb

Tb = P . V /( nb . R )

The cylinder a temperature is 3 times smaller than the temperature in cylinder b.

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