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... Prob . 4.18 . The system is in thermal equilibrium with a heat reservoir at the absolute temperature T , but may be arbitrarily complicated ( e.g. , it might be a gas , a liquid , or a solid ) . For the sake of simplicity , assume that ...
... Prob . 4.18 . The system is in thermal equilibrium with a heat reservoir at the absolute temperature T , but may be arbitrarily complicated ( e.g. , it might be a gas , a liquid , or a solid ) . For the sake of simplicity , assume that ...
Page 189
... Prob . 4.26 to cesium vapor . The cesium atom has a rather low ionization energy u = 3.89 electron volts and an atomic weight of 132.9 . ( a ) Express the degree of dissociation ñ / N of Prob . 4.26 in terms of T and the mean pressure p ...
... Prob . 4.26 to cesium vapor . The cesium atom has a rather low ionization energy u = 3.89 electron volts and an atomic weight of 132.9 . ( a ) Express the degree of dissociation ñ / N of Prob . 4.26 in terms of T and the mean pressure p ...
Page 217
... Prob . 5.9 . The whole system is thermally insulated . Initially the thermometer reading of this system in equilibrium corresponds to a length L = 6.00 cm of the mercury column . To this system is added 200 gm of water at an initial ...
... Prob . 5.9 . The whole system is thermally insulated . Initially the thermometer reading of this system in equilibrium corresponds to a length L = 6.00 cm of the mercury column . To this system is added 200 gm of water at an initial ...
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Characteristic Features of Macroscopic Systems | 1 |
Basic Probability Concepts | 55 |
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