Figure 8.1 Piston seals off a cylindrical container of oxygen.
-A certain gas in a closed container at 0.001 atm of pressure is irradiated with ionizing radiation, causing, on average, one electron to be stripped off each atom. The ionizing radiation also heats the gas from 20°C to 3000°C. The resulting ionized gas ("plasma") behaves like an ideal gas. What is the pressure in the plasma?

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Figure 8.1  Piston seals off a cylindrical container of oxygen.
-A certain gas in a closed container at 0.001 atm of pressure is irradiated with ionizing radiation, causing, on average, one electron to be stripped off each atom. The ionizing radiation also heats the gas from 20°C to 3000°C. The resulting ionized gas ("plasma") behaves like an ideal gas. What is the pressure in the plasma?

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The Answer of Figure 8.1  Piston seals off a cylindrical container of oxygen.
-A certain gas in a closed container at 0.001 atm of pressure is irradiated with ionizing radiation, causing, on average, one electron to be stripped off each atom. The ionizing radiation also heats the gas from 20°C to 3000°C. The resulting ionized gas ("plasma") behaves like an ideal gas. What is the pressure in the plasma?

Figure 81 Piston Seals Off a Cylindrical Container of Oxygen