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    Thermodynamics problem - Find the kinetic energy of ideal gas, given P and V

    Thank you very much for the heads up. I normally wouldn't make that mistake on my notebook but it's sometimes hard to focus when typing it. By the way, I checked with my professor and he confirmed the solution is correct. Thank you all so much!
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    What is the work done by gas, given V, T and P

    Homework Statement 0.5 m3 of air is located in a vessel. Their temperature is T1=0oC and the pressure is p=3·105. What work will be done when heating the gas with constant pressure (isobaric process) to T2=100oC? Homework Equations I was unable to find any equation regarding to the...
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    Thermodynamics problem - Find the kinetic energy of ideal gas, given P and V

    Thank you, I just needed the confirmation. So, all that is left to do is to substitute and from there we get: Ek = 2/3 p·V The part that I did not get was that Ek is the average KE per molecule, while the total KE of the gas is N·Ek. Thank you both very much!
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    Thermodynamics problem - Find the kinetic energy of ideal gas, given P and V

    Homework Statement Find the Kinetic Energy of the ideal gas \overline{Ek}=? if its volume is 10 liters (10-2 m3) and it is under the pressure of p=5·105. Homework Equations p·V = N·k·T (where p-pressure, V-volume, N-number of particles (molecules), k- Boltzmann constant, T-absolute...
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    Find the Mass of Sun if given are T and d?

    Now that I've checked the literature again, it says that the centripetal force of Earth (Fcp=mv^2 / distance) is equal to the force which Earth and Sun pull each other. Now, my question is, is that correct? If it is, why are they equal?
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    Find the Mass of Sun if given are T and d?

    Homework Statement Knowing that the Earth spins around the Sun for 365 days and the distance Earth->Sun is 1.5x10^11 m, what's the mass of the Sun? Homework Equations F=G Me x Ms/distance^2 where Me - Mass of Earth, and Ms - Mass of Sun In some literature, I noticed that for...
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    Shell gets separated in two. What's v of two parts?

    Thank you very much, it now seems all so simple! :P b) Ek=mv2\2=m*1000000m2/s2 / 2 = 500 000 m2/s2 Ek1=m1v12\2=...=562500m2/s2*m(mass) Ek2=m1v22\2=...=62500m2/s2*m(mass) Conclusion: Ek>Ek1+Ek2 which means energy cannot be conserved. Is this correct?Thank you very very much for your help...
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    Shell gets separated in two. What's v of two parts?

    Totally forgot about momentum. :P I did the same thing, and formed a system of equations using the following: p=m*v=m*1000 m/s p1=m1*v1=m/2 * 1500 m/s p2=m1*v2=m/2 * v2 p=p1+p2 m*1000m/s=m/2*1500m/s + m/2*v2 ... 2000m/s=1500m/s+v2 v2=500m/s Is this any bit correct?
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    Shell gets separated in two. What's v of two parts?

    Not any... That's why I said I'm really unsure about that. I'm generally good with physics but this problem has been eating me up. I cannot figure out any other formula to use in this case. Could you please at least show me which formula(s) to use? Thank you very much for all your help!
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    Shell gets separated in two. What's v of two parts?

    I think I have got something, but I may be doing it all wrong. So, we have: v=1000 m/s m Ek=(mv2)/2 v1=1500 m/s m1=m/2 Ek1=(m1v12)/2 v2=? m1=m/2 Ek2=(m1v22)/2 This is the part that I have the doubts for: "Ek=Ek1+Ek2" Although it doesn't seem commonsense to me, I'm still going to...
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    Shell gets separated in two. What's v of two parts?

    Not sure... We also know that m gets split in two equal pieces but we've got no specific value for it?! I'm probably missing out something really big! :P
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    Shell gets separated in two. What's v of two parts?

    Thank you for your reply tiny-tim. I am really unsure which formulas to use, since all I know is what v is equal to. I am unsure how to find the mass of the shells, in order to find the Ek. I have tried to solve this equation for many days, I even took it to physics teachers and they were unable...
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    Shell gets separated in two. What's v of two parts?

    Homework Statement The shell of a shotgun, after being fired, with a velocity of v=1000 m/s gets split into two parts with equal masses. One of the two parts continues to move on the same direction as the whole (not separated) shell did, with a velocity of v=1500 m/s. a) Find the velocity...
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