Question

How do you convert 350.0 mL at 740.0 mm of Hg to its new volume at standard pressure?

Answer 1

Unlike gases, liquids don't compress appreciably, so the volume will be the same.

Answer 2

We use Boyle's law: `P_1V_1=P_2V_2`, temperature and amount of gas constant. We would expect the volume to decrease slightly.

Explanation:

Given the relationship, `V_2=(P_2V_1)/P_1`, we can use non-standard units of pressure and volume, such as `mL`, and `mm` `Hg`. Ordinarily, we would have to convert these units into standard forms.

`V_2 = (740/760)xx350*mL` `=` `??` `mL`