College Physics
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Author: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field
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Chapter 12, Problem 72GP
A 15-cm-diameter compressed-air tank is 50 cm tall. The pressure at 20°C is 150 atm.
a. How many moles of air are in the tank?
b. What volume would this air occupy at STP?
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