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Integrated circuits are manufactured in vacuum chambers in which the air pressure is 1.0×10-10mm of Hg. What are (a) the number density and (b) the mean free path of a molecule? Assume T=20°C.

Short Answer

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a. The number density is 3.3×1012m-3.

b. The mean free path of a molecule isλ=1.7×106m

Step by step solution

01

Given Information (Part a)

Integrated circuits air pressure =1.0×10-10ofHg.

02

Explanation (Part a)

Molecular density determines how tightly the atoms are bonded in a system. It is determined by equation (18.2) in the form of the number of atoms per cubic meter in a system.

numberdensity=NV→(1)

According to the ideal gas law, the volume of the container V, the pressure pexerted by the gas, the temperature Tof the gas, and the number of moles nof the gas in the container are all related.

pV=NkBT

NV=pkBT→(2)

kBis Boltzmann's constant and in SI unit its value is

kB=1.38×10-23J/K

The pressure is given inmmHg,

Convert it into Pascal by

p=1.0×10−10mmHg133Pa1mmHg=133×10−10Pa

The equation (18.7) in the form of a negative number converts the Celsius scale to the Kelvin scale
TK=TC+273

localid="1648281401508" =20∘C+273

=293K

Put the values for p,TandkBinto equation (2) to get number density number by,

number density=pkBT

localid="1648281496189" =133×10−10Pa1.38×10−23J/K(293K)

=3.3×1012m−3

03

Final Answer (Part a) 

Hence, the number density is3.3×1012m-3.

04

Given Information (Part b) 

Integrated circuits air pressure=1.0×10-10ofHg.

05

Explanation (Part b) 

Due to collisions with other molecules, a molecule undergoing distance travel experiences a delay between diffusing to a different position due to these collisions.

The molecules need a certain amount of time to diffuse to a new position.

In equation (20.3), the mean free path λis the distance the molecules travel between collisions on average.

λ=142π(N/V)r2→(3)

r=Radius of the molecule,

N=Number of molecules

Volume.
Diatomic gas of nitrogen's radius is, r=1.0×10−10m

Put the values for(N/V)and rinto equation (3) to getλby,

λ=142π(N/V)r2

localid="1648282220501" =142π3.3×1012m−31.0×10−10m2

=1.7×106m

06

Final Answer (Part b)

Therefore, the mean free path of a molecule isλ=1.7×106m.

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