Determine whether the ideal gas approximation is reasonable for
the following conditions. State why or why not. Determine the
phase if needed.
Oxygen at 30C, 3 MPa
Methane at 30C, 3 MPa
Water at 30C, 3 MPa
R-134a at 30C, 3 MPa
R-134a at 30C, 100 kPa
A constant pressure cylinder/piston configuration holds
2 m of air at 5C and standard atmospheric pressure. What
is the mass of the air? If the air is now cooled until the volume
is half the original one, then what is the final temperature of the
air in degrees centrigrade?
A rigid tank holds 4 m of air at 6 bar and 100C. To
cool it down a bit, 2 kg of air is allowed to escape. This lowers
the temperature by 25C. What is the final pressure?
A rigid tank of volume 2 m is connected by a valve to
another tank with twice the volume. In state 1, tank holds
nitrogen at 100 kPa and 250 K, and tank nitrogen at 200 kPa and
300 K. The valve is opened and the combined tanks come to a uniform
state 2 at a temperature of 280 K. What is the pressure in the
tanks then? (Note: If you want, you can treat the two tanks in
state 2 as one combined volume holding one combined mass.)