Question

Before going on a ski trip to Tahoe, you inflated your car tires to the recommended pressure of 230 kPa (gage pressure, measured at sea level). Right on arrival at the lake of 6,225 ft elevation, you check the gage pressure again and it reads 260 kPa. Assuming the volume of the tire remained constant at 10 L, determine the percent increase in the temperature of the air in the tire.You can assume an averaged atmospheric air density of1.11kg/m3for this calculation.

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