A 1.5 liter flask is filled with nitrogen at a pressure of 12 atmospheres. What size flask would be required to hold this gas at a pressure of 2.0 atmospheres?
1 Answer
Jun 13, 2017
Explanation:
To solve this equation, we can use the pressure-volume relationship of gases, illustrated by Boyle's law:
Since we need to find the final volume, let's rearrange this equation to solve for
Our known variables are
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#P_1# -#12# #"atm"# -
#V_1# -#1.5# #"L"# -
#P_2# -#2.0# #"atm"#
Plugging these into the equation we have
Thus, when a