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13.3 Exercise 25

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(a) In the deep space between galaxies, the density of atoms is as low as 106 atoms/m3,\text{10}^{6} \text{ atoms}/\text{m}^{3} , and the temperature is a frigid 2.7 K. What is the pressure? (b) What volume (in m3\text{m}^{3}) is occupied by 1 mol of gas? (c) If this volume is a cube, what is the length of its sides in kilometers?

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