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Related To Textbook Section 11.1 - Ideal Gas Relationships

The ideal gas law relates the pressure, density, and temperature of an ideal gas. A change in any of these variables, such as the gas type, will change the density. Differences in density can be seen using a Schlieren optical system, which uses the fact that light travels at different speeds in gases of different densities. For example, butane gas escaping from an unlit lighter appears as a small plume due to its different density than air. When the lighter is lit, the air around the flame becomes less dense than the room air due to higher temperature, forming a large visible plume.

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Related To Textbook Section 11.1 - Ideal Gas Relationships

The ideal gas law relates the pressure, density, and temperature of an ideal gas. A change in any of these variables, such as the gas type, will change the density. Differences in density can be seen using a Schlieren optical system, which uses the fact that light travels at different speeds in gases of different densities. For example, butane gas escaping from an unlit lighter appears as a small plume due to its different density than air. When the lighter is lit, the air around the flame becomes less dense than the room air due to higher temperature, forming a large visible plume.

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Segment V11.

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Lighter Flame
(Related to Textbook Section 11.1 Ideal Gas Relationships)
For an ideal gas the relationship among the
pressure, density, and temperature is given
by the ideal gas law. A change in pressure,
temperature, or gas constant (type of gas)
changes the density.
Density differences can be made visible by
use of a Schlieren optical system that uses the
fact that the speed of light in a gas is a
function of its density. Because butane has a
different density than air (different gas
constant), unlit butane gas escaping from the
lighter is visible as a small plume. When the
lighter is lit, air surrounding the flame is less
dense (higher temperature) than the room air.
A large buoyant plume is produced. (Iowa
State University Mech. Engr. Schlieren
system courtesy of Professor W. J. Cook)

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