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The mass of a hydrogen molecule is 3.32 10-27 kg. If 1023 hydrogen molecules strike, per second, a fixed wall of area 2 cm2 at an angle of 45o to the normal, and rebound elastically with a speed of 103 m/s, then the pressure on the wall is nearly:
- A2.35 103 N m-2
- B4.70 103 N m-2
- C2.35 102 N m-2
- D4.70 102 N m-2
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Correct answer: A
- Given data
- Mass of one hydrogen molecule:
- Number of molecules striking per second:
- Area of wall:
- Speed of rebound (and hence incident speed, since collision is elastic):
- Angle with the normal:
- Velocity component normal to the wall
Only the normal component contributes to pressure:
- Change in momentum for one molecule
Since the molecule rebounds elastically, the normal component reverses direction.
So change in momentum per molecule is:
Substitute values:
- Force on the wall
If molecules strike per second, then force is rate of change of momentum:
- Pressure on the wall
- Match with options
This corresponds to:
So the correct option is A.
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