Ratio problem Air at 273K and 1.01*10^5 Nm^(-2) pressure contains 2.70*10^(25) molecules per cubic meter. How many molecules per cubic meter will there be at a place where the temperature is 223K and the pressure is 1.33*10^(-4) Nm^(-2)?
I know this has got to do with ratios.
I found n=(pV)/RT for both temperature and pressures
They were 44.50 and 7.17*10^(-4) for 273K and 223K respectively. this would be the number of moles in the air right? when V is 1 cubic meter.
now 7.17*10^(-4)/44.50=1.612*10^(-5)
then i took this number and multiplied it by 2.70*10^(25) and got 4.35*10^(20).
The answer is supposed to be 4.35*10^(10).
so i've got it off by a magnitude of 10^(10).
Where have i gone wrong?
Thanks
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