Question

What is the pressure of a gas if you compressed the gas from its original 500 mL at 3.4 torr to a volume of 302 mL?

Answer 1

`"5.63 torr"`

Explanation:

From Boyle’s Law

`"P"_1"V"_1 = "P"_2"V"_2`

`"P"_2 = ("P"_1"V"_1)/"V"_2`

`"P"_2 = ("3.4 torr" × 500 cancel"mL")/(302 cancel"mL")`

`"P"_2 = "5.63 torr"`