A gas occupies 100.0 mL at a pressure of 780 mm Hg. What is the volume of the gas when its pressure is increased to 880 mm Hg?
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This question has been set by someone who has never used a mercury manometer............we gets
Explanation:
One atmosphere of pressure will support a column of mercury that is
If you put the column under a pressure greater than
And so
And so
And now we use old
The volume is slightly decreased, as we would expect, why?