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The aircraft tire pressure at 22°C (room temperature) is usually kept at 220 psi. The maximum pressure an aircraft tire can handle before bursting is 800 psi If during

ascending/descending the temperaturenses all the way to 200°C due to friction would the tire burst? Use data from calculations as evidence, including any formulas used NOTE. Make
sure you make appropriate unit conversions (0°C = 273 K) and include initial and final conditions

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The tire would not burst (352.75 < 800)

Further explanation

Gay Lussac's Law

When the volume is not changed, the gas pressure is proportional to its absolute temperature


\rm (P1)/(T1)=(P2)/(T2)

P1= 220 psi

T1=22+273 = 295 K

T2=200 + 273 = 473 K


\tt (220)/(295)=(P_2)/(473)\\\\P_2=(220* 473)/(295)=352.75~psi

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