a 15.0 L tank of gas is contained at a high pressure of 8.20*10^4. The tank is opened and the gas expands into an empty chamber with a volume of 6.00*10^4 L. Calculate the new pressure of the gas.
Chemistry · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Answer:
20.5torr
Explanation:
Given parameters:
V₁ = 15L
P₁ = 8.2 x 10⁴torr
V₂ = 6 x 10⁴L
Unknown:
P₂ = ?
Solution:
To solve this problem we have to apply the claims of Boyle's law.
Boyle's law is given mathematically as;
P₁ V₁ = P₂V₂
where P₁ is the initial pressure
V₁ is the initial volume
P₂ is final pressure
V₂ is final volume
8.2 x 10⁴ x 15 = P₂ x 6 x 10⁴
P₂ = 20.5torr