Blundell Thermal Physics · Problem 6.3

Pressure

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · ideal-gas-energy-temperature

Problem

Mr Fourier sits in his living room at

18\,^\circ

C. He decides he is rather cold and turns the heating up so that the temperature is

25\,^\circ

C. What happens to the total energy of the air in his living room? [Hint: what controls the pressure in the room?]