An 7.5cm -diameter, well-insulated vertical cylinder containing nitrogen gas is

Question

An 7.5cm -diameter, well-insulated vertical cylinder containing nitrogen gas is sealed at the top by a 5.9kg frictionless piston. The air pressure above the piston is 100 kPa.

a)

What is the gas pressure inside the cylinder?

Express your answer using two significant figures.

B)

Initially, the piston height above the bottom of the cylinder is 29cm . What will be the piston height if an additional 3.7kg are placed on top of the piston?(Assume temperature in the cylinder is a constant value.)

Express your answer using two significant figures.

Explanation / Answer

Solution: (a) Gas pressure inside the cylinder is balanced by the air pressure outside along with the pressure due to piston

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