Question

A sample of argon initially has a volume of 5.0 L and the pressure is 2 atm. If the final temperature is 30° C, the final volume is 6 L, and the final pressure is 8atm, what was the initial temperature of the argon? Please give answer WITHOUT the unit of KELVIN and round to the tenth position (two places to the right of the decimal). Example: 25.14 not 25.4K

Answer 1

We have that every gas satisfies the fundamental gas equation, PV=nRT where P is the Pressure, V is the volume of the gas, n are the moles of the gas, R is a universal constant and T is the Temperature in Kelvin. We have that PV/T=nR and during our process, the moles of the gas do not change (no argon enters or escapes our sample). See attached.