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MidgetDwarf
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Homework Statement
Suppose a gas-filled incandescent light bulb is manufactured so that the gas inside the bulb is at atmospheric pressure when the bulb has a temperature of 20.0 °C. Find the gauge pressure inside such a bulb when it is hot, assuming its average hot temperature is 65.0 °C.
Homework Equations
(p/t)=(p'/t') where the left hand side is initial pressure and temperature, the right is the when hot.
t= 293.15 K
t'=338.15 K
the gas inside is at atmospheric pressure.
The Attempt at a Solution
1atm= 1.013x^5 Pa[/B]
i use the formula above, and solve for p'
p' = (pt')/t
p'=(1.013x10^5)(338.15)/(293.15) (Pa*K)/(K) (the right stuff are the units of measurement used)
116850.0597 Pa.
However, I am not getting the answer. I never took a chemistry class, so I am unsure what the difference between gauge pressure/ atmospheric/ absolute pressure is and how to convert it.
I believe my formula is correct but I am not using the correct pressure values.