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A cylinder containing cooking gas can withstand a pressure of 15 atm. The pressure gauge of the cylinder indicates 12 atm at 27C. Due to a sudden fire in the building, the temperature starts rising. At what temperature will the cylinder explode?


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88C

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116C

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102C

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108C

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Solution

The correct option is C

102C


Given, P1 = 15 atm, T1 = ?

P2 = 12 atm, T2 = 300 K (273+27)

Since the volume of the cylinder remains constant,
P1T1=P2T2

Therefore,15T1=12300

T1 = 375 K.

i.e., the cylinder will explode above 375 K or 102C.


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