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21. Kinetic Theory of Ideal Gases - Part 1 of 2
21. Kinetic Theory of Ideal Gases - Part 1 of 2
21. Kinetic Theory of Ideal Gases / Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases / Problem 4

An oxygen cylinder for scuba diving is placed horizontally on the ground. Consider that 5.0 × 1024 oxygen molecules moving at 485 m/s in the x direction collide head-on with a 50 cm2 walled section of cylinder each second. Determine the pressure exerted by the oxygen on the walled section.

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