Question

Using Boyle's Law: If 3 L of He at 2 atm pressure is compressed to a volume of 1 L, what is the new pressure? P1= V1= P2= V2= Convert formula: Solve:

Answer 1

The new pressure is `6 \ "atm"`.

Explanation:

If the temperature and the number of moles are constant, we may use Boyle's law here, which states that

`Pprop1/V` or `P_1V_1=P_2V_2`.

Since we need to find the new pressure, we might as well rearrange the equation in terms of `P_2`.

So, we got:

`P_2=(P_1V_1)/V_2`

Plugging in our given values, we get

`P_2=(2 \ "atm"*3color(red)cancelcolor(black)"L")/(1color(red)cancelcolor(black)"L")`

`=6 \ "atm"`

The new pressure will equal to six atmospheric pressures.