Callen H.B - Thermodynamics And An Introduction To Thermostatistics · Problem 7.4-12

STABILITY OF THERMODYNAMIC SYSTEMS

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · ball-bearing-oscillation-adiabatic

Problem

A ball bearing of mass 10 g just fits in a vertical glass tube of cross-sectional area 2 cm2^2. The bottom of the tube is connected to a vessel of volume 5 liters, filled with oxygen at a temperature of 30∘30^\circC. The top of the tube is open to the atmosphere, which is at a pressure of 10510^5 Pa and a temperature of 30∘30^\circC. What is the period of vertical oscillation of the ball? Assume that the compressions and expansions of the oxygen are slow enough to be essentially quasi-static but fast enough to be adiabatic. Assume that O2\mathrm{O_2} is a simple ideal gas with a molar heat capacity as given in Problem 7.4-11.

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