I was reading up on the Ideal Gas Equation in University Physics with Modern Physics by Young and Freeman when I chanced upon a seemingly illogical mathematical equation.
Can anyone rectify this error? Or is it misunderstanding on my part?
Here is the portion (Page 600, Chapter 18, Equation 18.12):
pV=12Nm(v2)av=13N[12m(v2)av]
It should be clear that 13≠(13×12).
Answer
Nice catch!
For reference here is the book page.
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See , though it may error in printing or anything else.The final equation they get pV=23Ktr is very correct.
The correct form of eq.(18.12) must be pV=13Nm(v2)av=23N[12m(v2)av]
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