Question

A given mass of air has a volume of 6.00 L at 101 kPa. At constant temperature, the pressure is decreased to 25.0 kPa. Calculate the final volume for the gas, as described by Boyle’s law.

Answer 1

24.24 L

Step-by-step explanation:

Boyle’s law, also called Mariotte’s law, a relation concerning the compression and expansion of a gas at constant temperature.

This empirical relation, formulated by the physicist Robert Boyle in 1662, states that the pressure (p) of a given quantity of gas varies inversely with its volume (v) at constant temperature; i.e., in equation form, pv = k, a constant.

Real gases obey Boyle’s law at sufficiently low pressures, although the product pv generally decreases slightly at higher pressures, where the gas begins to depart from ideal behaviour.

As, PV = k

P₁ V₁ = P₂ V₂

Given P₁ = 101 KPa

V₁ = 6 L

P₂ = 25 kPa

So, V₂ = P₁ V₁ /P₂ = 101 *6/25 = 24.24 L