A nebula's a region of the galaxy where new stars are forming contains a very tenuous gas with 128 #a t o m s##/cm^3#. This gas is heated to #7459 K# by ultraviolet radiation from nearby stars. What is the gas pressure?
1 Answer
May 26, 2016
Pressure =
Use the Ieal Gas Law to get this answer.
Explanation:
For this purpose we render the Ideal Gas Law on an atomic basis instead of the usual molar basis:
(Pressure)
= (Boltzmann's constant)
Volume =
Boltzmann's constant =
No. of atoms =
Absolute temperature =
So
(Pressure)
Pressure =