a flask of volume 1*10^ -3 contains3.0*10^12 oxygen molecules at a certain temperature.the mass of one molecule of oxygen is 5.3*10^-26 kg and root mean square velocity of its molecule at same temperature is400 ms^-1.calculate the pressure of the oxygen gas in the flask.


Number of molecules per unit volume, n=3×10121×10-3=3×1015 Mass of one molecule of oxygen,m=5.3×10-26kgRoot mean square velocity,C=400 m/sUsing the expression for pressure,P=13mnC2=13×5.3×10-26×3×1015×4002=8.48×10-10Pa

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