tank of compressed air of volume 1.00 m3 is pressurized to 24.6 atm at T = 273 K. A valve is opened, and air is released until the pressure in the tank is 12.9 atm. How many molecules were released? Boltzmann constant is 1.38 × 10−23 J/K.     molecules

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A tank of compressed air of volume 1.00 m3 is pressurized to 24.6 atm at T = 273 K. A valve is opened, and air is released until the pressure in the tank is 12.9 atm. How many molecules were released? Boltzmann constant is 1.38 × 10−23 J/K.     molecules

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