Question: ) Explain how a Bourdon Gauge can be used to measure the pressure in a container of gas. [ 6 marks ] ( b )

) Explain how a Bourdon Gauge can be used to measure the pressure in a container of gas.
[6 marks]
(b) The total average pressure P, exerted on a wall of a container of volume V is: where m is the mass of an individual molecule, N is the total number of molecules in the vessel and vi is the velocity of molecule i. Use this relationship to develop a formula for the root mean square (rms) velocity for the system, represented by c.
[8 marks]
(c) Using your results from (b), and the ideal gas law PV = N kb T, show that the mechanical kinetic energy of a molecule is E =3/2 kb T.

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