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written by Gary Gladding
published by the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group
This is an interactive homework problem for introductory physics relating to the kinetic theory of gases.  It features a syringe that has just been used and now lies empty.  The syringe must be heated to high temperatures to sterilize it.  When the syringe is at its maximum temperature, the number of oxygen molecules is 6.5 x 1019.  Using the information given in the problem, the user is asked to find the rms speed of the oxygen molecules.

This problem is accompanied by a Socratic-dialog "help" sequence designed to encourage critical thinking as users do a guided conceptual analysis before attempting the mathematics. It is part of a larger collection of interactive problems developed by the Illinois Physics Education Research Group.
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Education Practices
- Active Learning
= Problem Solving
Thermo & Stat Mech
- Kinetic and Diffusive Processes
= Kinetic Theory
- Models
= Ideal Gas
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- High School
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Keywords:
ideal gas, kinetic theory of gases, rms speed
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G. Gladding, (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), WWW Document, (https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/13/syringe).
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G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Syringe (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/13/syringe>.
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Gladding, G. (2006, June 16). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Syringe. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/13/syringe
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Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Syringe. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006. https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/13/syringe (accessed 29 April 2024).
MLA Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Syringe. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 16 June 2006. 29 Apr. 2024 <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/13/syringe>.
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@misc{ Author = "Gary Gladding", Title = {Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Syringe}, Publisher = {University of llinois Physics Education Research Group}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {29 April 2024}, Month = {June 16, 2006}, Year = {2006} }
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Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Syringe:

Is Part Of http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie_101.html

This is a link to the full set of Interactive Examples by the same author, developed for an introductory physics course on Mechanics and Heat.

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