I have a cylinder shaped glass container that is 15 cm tall. It holds 100 cm^3 of nitrogen gas at 1 atm pressure (101.3 kPa) and 22 degrees C. I place a rubber stopper in the top so that no gas can escape. If a 40 N force is required to force the rubber stopper off the top of the flask, what temperature can I heat the nitrogen to with a Bunsen burner before the rubber stopper pops off

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Answer:

T₂ = 469.73 K = 196.73 °C

Explanation:

First we will find the surface area of rubber stop:

[tex]Area = A= \frac{Volume}{Length} \\\\A = \frac{100\ cm^3}{15\ cm}\\\\A = 6.67\ cm^2 = 6.67 \ x\ 10^{-4}\ m^2[/tex]

Now, we will find the final pressure required to remove the rubber stop:

[tex]Final\ Pressure\ = P_{2} = \frac{Force}{Area}+Atmospheric Pressure \\\\P_{2} = \frac{40\ N}{6.67\ x\ 10^{-4}\ m^2} + 101.3 KPa\\\\ P_{2} = 60000\ Pa + 101.3 KPa = 60\ KPa + 101.3 KPa\\\\P_{2} = 161.3\ KPa[/tex]

Now, we use equation of state:

[tex]\frac{P_{1} V_{1}}{T_{1}} = \frac{P_{2} V_{2}}{T_{2}}[/tex]

for constant volume due to rigid cylinder:

[tex]\frac{P_{1}}{T_{1}} = \frac{P_{2}}{T_{2}}\\\\T_{2} = \frac{P_{2} T_{1}}{P_{1}}[/tex]

where,

P₁ = initial pressure = 101.3 KPa

P₂ = final pressure = 161.3 KPa

T₁ = Initial Temperature = 22°C = 295 K

T₂ = Final Temperature = ?

Therefore,

[tex]T_{2} = \frac{(161.3\ KPa)(295\ K)}{101.3\ KPa}[/tex]

T₂ = 469.73 K = 196.73 °C