Question

A gas occupies 3.30 liters and is at 850 mmHg. What would the pressure be in atm, if the new volume were increased to 5.63 liters?

Answer 1

This is a clear application of `"Boyle's Law"` `Pprop1/V`

The new pressure is approx. `0.7*atm`.

Explanation:

This is a clear application of `"Boyle's Law"` `Pprop1/V`

And thus, `P_1V_1=P_2V_2`

We note that `1*atm-=760*mm*Hg`

`P_2=(P_1V_1)/V_2` `=` `((850*mm*Hg)/(760*mm*Hg*atm^-1))xx(3.30*L)/(5.63*L)`

`=` `??atm`

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