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A closed copper vessel contains water equal to half of its volume when the temperature. Of the vessel is raised to 4470c the pressure of steam in the vessel is (Treat steam as an ideal gas, R=8310 J/k / mole, density of water =1000 kg/m3 molecular weight of water =18 )


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33.24 x 107 pa
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16.62 x 107 pa
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10.31 x 107 pa
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8.31x 107 pa
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Solution

The correct option is B 16.62 x 107 pa
Let V be the volume of the copper vessel.
Then considering steam as an ideal gas,
PV=nRT=mMRT
Mass of the water in the vessel=m=ρ(V2)
PV=ρV2MRT

P=ρRT2M=16.62×107Pa


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