A student wakes up late on a cool spring morning and realizes they are late for Physics class. They run to their car, start it, and begin driving to school immediately. Before the car is driven, the (absolute) tire pressure is 475.0 kPa and the air temperature is 280.1 K. As the car is driven down the road, the tires heat up and by the time the student reaches the parking lot, the temperature of the air inside the tires is 290.3 K. Assuming that the volume of the tires does not change, what is the pressure in the tires when the student reaches the parking lot? Give your answer in kPa.
Energy transfer
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Thermal Properties of Matter
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A student wakes up late on a cool spring morning and realizes they are late for Physics class. They run to their car, start it, and begin driving to school immediately.
Before the car is driven, the (absolute) tire pressure is 475.0 kPa and the air temperature is 280.1 K. As the car is driven down the road, the tires heat up and by the time the student reaches the parking lot, the temperature of the air inside the tires is 290.3 K.
Assuming that the volume of the tires does not change, what is the pressure in the tires when the student reaches the parking lot? Give your answer in kPa.
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