Summary: Physics 408 -- Exam 2 Name___________________________________________
You are graded on your work, with partial credit where it is deserved.
Please give clear, well-organized solutions.
G = 6.67 !10"11 N m2
kg2 [gravitational constant] M! = 1.99 !1030
kg [solar mass, i.e. mass of Sun]
h = 6.63!10"34
J s [Planck's constant] k = 1.38 !10"23
J/K [Boltzmann constant]
!B = 5.67 "10#8 W
m2
$ K4 [Stefan-Boltzmann constant] R! = 6378 km [radius of Earth]
me = 9.11!10"31
kg [mass of electron] mn = 1.67 !10"27
kg [mass of neutron]
1. (a) (4) Using a kinetic argument (with particles rebounding off an enclosing wall) show that, for any ideal
gas,
P =
1
3

Source: Allen, Roland E. - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University

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