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Explain how you can use Boyle's law to determine the new volume of gas when it's pressure is increased from 170 to 5:40 the original volume of gas is one leader assume the temperature and number of particles are consistent what is the new volume

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The Boyle's Law states an inverse relationship between the pressure of a gas and its volume when its temperature stays constant.

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  • Initial Volume
    V_1 = 1 \; \text{L}
  • Initial Pressure
    P_1 = 170
  • Final Pressure
    P_2 = 540


T_1/T_2 = P_1/P_2

Thus


V_2 = V_1 \cdot (P_1 / P_2) = 0.315

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