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If a balloon is heated, what happens to the volume of the air in the balloon if the pressure is constant?

A.It decreases.
B.It increases.
C.It stays the same.​

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Answer:

B. It increases.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • We can use the general law of ideal gas: PV = nRT.

where, P is the pressure of the gas in atm.

V is the volume of the gas in L.

n is the no. of moles of the gas in mol.

R is the general gas constant,

T is the temperature of the gas in K.

It is clear that, at constant P, the volume of the gas (V) is directly proportional to the temperature of the gas.

V ∝ T.

So, If a balloon is heated, the volume of the air in the balloon if the pressure is constant:

B. It increases.

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