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1. At <strong>the</strong> lowest <strong>temperature</strong>, Ta, we have vL ~ Vb<br />

V<br />

n = ρ<br />

b<br />

1<br />

M<br />

n2 = 0;<br />

a<br />

VT not connected; n5 = 0<br />

n<br />

2Π<br />

V<br />

a c<br />

3 = ;<br />

R(<br />

T0<br />

+ Ta<br />

)<br />

The total number of moles, N, must be ≤ n1 + n3 + n4<br />

a c 0<br />

b<br />

N ⎢ + V0<br />

⎥ + ⋅ ρa<br />

RT0<br />

T0<br />

+ Ta<br />

M<br />

n<br />

4<br />

Π aV<br />

=<br />

RT<br />

≤<br />

Π ⎡ 2V<br />

T ⎤ V<br />

(D1)<br />

⎣<br />

⎦<br />

2. At <strong>the</strong> highest <strong>temperature</strong>, Tb, <strong>the</strong>re is only a small volume v of liquid in <strong>the</strong> bulb<br />

(v - 0).<br />

v<br />

n ρ<br />

n<br />

Vb − v<br />

= ;<br />

1 = b<br />

n2 Π b<br />

M<br />

RTb<br />

ΠbV<br />

0<br />

4 = ; n5 = 0.<br />

RT0<br />

The total number of moles, N, must be<br />

n<br />

0<br />

2Π<br />

b c<br />

3 = ;<br />

R(<br />

T0<br />

+ Tb<br />

)<br />

vρb<br />

Π b ⎡T0<br />

2VcT0<br />

⎤<br />

N ≥ + ⎢ ( Vb<br />

− v)<br />

+ V0<br />

+ ⎥<br />

(D2)<br />

M RT0<br />

⎣Tb<br />

T0<br />

+ Tb<br />

⎦<br />

3. From relations (D1) and (D2), we obtain<br />

or<br />

v Π b ⎡T0<br />

2Vc<br />

T0<br />

⎤ Π a ⎡ 2VcT0<br />

⎤ v bρ<br />

a<br />

ρ b + ⎢ ( Vb<br />

− v)<br />

+ V0<br />

+ ⎥ ≤ ⎢ + V0<br />

⎥ + ,<br />

M RT0<br />

⎣Tb<br />

T0<br />

+ Tb<br />

⎦ RT0<br />

⎣T0<br />

+ Ta<br />

⎦ M<br />

⎡ρ a Π b ⎤ V0<br />

⎡ρ b Π b ⎤ 2Vc<br />

⎡ Π b Π a ⎤<br />

v b ⎢ − ⎥ ≥ [ Π b − Π a ] + v⎢<br />

− ⎥ + ⎢ − ⎥ . (D3)<br />

⎣ M RTb<br />

⎦ RT0<br />

⎣ M RTb<br />

⎦ R ⎣T0<br />

+ Tb<br />

T0<br />

+ Ta<br />

⎦<br />

This expression determines <strong>the</strong> volume Vb of <strong>the</strong> bulb (to a first approximation, we<br />

can neglect <strong>the</strong> last two terms and overestimate <strong>the</strong> value).<br />

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