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Thermodynamics Problem Set Solutions

The document provides data from a gas thermometer experiment where the pressure (P) of a gas was measured at an unknown temperature (T) and at the triple point of water (PTP). The data is plotted with PTP on the x-axis and the calculated temperature T on the y-axis. A least squares fit line is applied to the data, with the equation shown. The intercept of the line equals the extrapolated temperature T when PTP is 0, found to be 348.35 K. Converting to Celsius, the unknown temperature is determined to be 75.20 °C.

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Thermodynamics Problem Set Solutions

The document provides data from a gas thermometer experiment where the pressure (P) of a gas was measured at an unknown temperature (T) and at the triple point of water (PTP). The data is plotted with PTP on the x-axis and the calculated temperature T on the y-axis. A least squares fit line is applied to the data, with the equation shown. The intercept of the line equals the extrapolated temperature T when PTP is 0, found to be 348.35 K. Converting to Celsius, the unknown temperature is determined to be 75.20 °C.

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PHYS-4420 THERMODYNAMICS & STATISTICAL MECHANICS SPRING 2006

Class Activity - Class 1 January 17, 2006


Name____Solution______________________

Do problem 1-6 from the textbook. Since many of you do not have the textbook with you, here it
is:

The following table gives the observed values of the pressure P of a gas in a constant-volume gas
thermometer at an unknown temperature T and at the triple point of water, as the mass of the gas
is reduced

PTP (torr) 100 200 300 400


P (torr) 127.9 256.5 385.8 516.0

 P 
Determine T in kelvins to two decimal places by considering the limit, Plim   . What is this
 0 P
 TP  TP

temperature in ºC?
P
Since, T (K)  273.16 Plim it is possible to calculate the value of T(K) for each value of
0
TP PTP
PTP and extrapolate a plot of T(K) as a function of PTP to PTP = 0. That is easy to do with Excel.
The data and the graph are shown, and the program put a “least squares” straight line fit through
the points. The equation of the line is shown on the graph, so the intercept equals the
extrapolated temperature.
P(TP) P P/P(TP) T (K)
100 127.9 1.279 349.3716
200 256.5 1.2825 350.3277
300 385.8 1.286 351.2838
400 516 1.29 352.3764

353
352.5
y = 0.0100x + 348.3473
352
351.5
T (K)

351
350.5
350
349.5
349
0 100 200 300 400 500
P(TP)

T = ___348.35____K
The Celsius temperature is T = 348.35 – 273.15
T = ___75.20____ºC

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