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Ch.10 - Gases
Chapter 10, Problem 36

A neon sign is made of glass tubing whose inside diameter is 3.0 cm and length is 10.0 m. If the sign contains neon at a pressure of 265 Pa at 30 °C, how many grams of neon are in the sign? (The volume of a cylinder is πr²h.)

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Calculate the radius of the glass tubing by converting the diameter from centimeters to meters and then dividing by 2. Use the formula: radius (r) = diameter / 2.
Convert the length of the glass tubing from meters to centimeters to ensure consistent units when calculating volume.
Calculate the volume of the glass tubing using the formula for the volume of a cylinder: V = \pi r^2 h, where r is the radius and h is the height (or length) of the cylinder.
Use the ideal gas law, PV = nRT, to solve for the number of moles (n) of neon gas. Rearrange the formula to n = PV / RT, where P is pressure, V is volume, R is the ideal gas constant, and T is temperature in Kelvin.
Convert the number of moles of neon to grams using the molar mass of neon. Multiply the number of moles by the molar mass of neon (approximately 20.18 g/mol) to find the mass in grams.