A sample of gas has a pressure of 1.2 atm and a volume of 2.3 L. What is the new pressure if the volume is compressed to 1.1 L?

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anor277
May 31, 2018

Would it not be about #2.5*atm#?

Explanation:

According to old Boyle's Law, #Pprop1/V#...or #PV=k#, given constant temperature, and a given quantity of gas...where #k# is some unspecified constant...

And so #P_1V_1=P_2V_2#

We solve for #P_2=(P_1V_1)/V_2=(1.2*atmxx2.3*L)/(1.1*L)=??*atm#

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