Thermodynamics Question 272
Question: A 500 ml sealed cylinder contains nitrogen at a pressure of 1 atm. A tiny glass tube lies at the bottom of the cylinder. Its volume is 0.50 ml and it contains hydrogen at a pressure of 4.5 atm. The glass tube is broken so that hydrogen also fills the cylinder. The new pressure in the cylinder is
Options:
A) 76.34 cm Hg
B) 82.40 cm Hg
C) 94.24 cm Hg
D) 104.34 cm Hg
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
[a] For tiny glass tube,
Thus
