Question

Suppose there is a sample of xenon in a rectangular container. The gas exerts a total force of 4.79 N perpendicular to one of the container walls, whose dimensions are 0.125 m by 0.205 m . Calculate the pressure of the sample.

Answer 1

Answer:

Pressure will be $187.10N/m^2$

Explanation:

We have given total force F =4.79 N

Dimension of the rectangular container is 0.125 m by 0.205 m

So area of the rectangular $A=0.125\times 0.205=0.0256m^2$

We have to find the pressure

Pressure is the ratio of force per unit area

Pressure is given by $P=\frac{F}{A}=\frac{4.79}{0.0256}=187.10N/m^2$