Question: A cylinder if . 1 5 0 m ^ 3 in volume containing 2 2 . 7 kg of propane ( C 3 H 8

A cylinder if .150m^3 in volume containing 22.7 kg of propane (C3H8) stands in the hot sun. A pressure gauge shows that the pressure is 4790 kpa gauge. What is the temperature of the propane in the cylinder? Use Van der Waals equation for this calculation.
The moelcular weight of propane is 44.09 and R=.08206 L atm/mol K. the criticak constants for propane are Tc=369.9 K and Pc=42.0 atm.
a. Calculate the temperature in the cylinder in absolute temperature units (K)
b. a previous engineer has estimate dthe temperature in the cylindr using the ideal gas equation. you look in a data handbook and find the actual temperature under the given conditions is 400K. How much error is associated with this approximation? Is the ideal gas equation adequate for estimating the temperature at the conditions given above?
c. What if hydrogen was substituted for propane in the cylinder? Would the temperature remain the same based on the ideal gas assumption? Why or why not?

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