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Boyle's law says that the volume of a gas varies inversely with the pressure. when the volume of a certain gas is 5l, the pressure is 512 kpa(kilopascals). what is the pressure when the volume is 4l
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Boyle's law says that the volume of a gas varies inversely with the pressure. when the volume of a certain gas is 5l, the pressure is 512 kpa(kilopascals). what is the pressure when the volume is 4l

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Boyle's law states:
pV = C, where p = pressure, V = volume, C = constant.

Therefore,
p1V1 = p2V2

And the,
p2 = p1V1/V2
p1 = 512 kPa
V1 = 5l
p2 =?
V2 = 4l

Therefore,
p2= 512*5/4 = 640 kPa
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