If the pressure of a 2.00 L sample of gas is 50.0 kPa, what pressure does the gas exert if its volume is decreased to 20.0 mL?
1 Answer
Jul 2, 2016
The gas exerts a pressure of 5.00 MPa.
Explanation:
This appears to be a Boyle's Law problem.
Boyle's Law is
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We can rearrange Boyle's Law to get
#P_2 = P_1 × V_1/V_2#
∴