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A 13.0 L sample of helium gas has a pressure of 29.0 atm. What volume would this gas occupy at 3.50 atm? Assume ideal behavior.

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This uses an equation known as Boyle's law. Boyle's law states that at a constant temperature, the product of the pressure that a gas exerts and the volume it occupies is constant, meaning they are inversely proportional. This means the equation is:
P1V1 = P2V2
We have 3 knowns:
P1 = 29.0 atm
V1 = 13.0 L
P2 = 3.50 atm
V2 = unknown
Plugging into our equation:
(29.0 atm)*(13.0 L) = (3.50 atm)*(V2)
V2 = (29.0 atm * 13.0 L)/(3.50 atm)
V2 = 108 L = Volume occupied at 3.50 atm
This makes sense, as when the pressure decreased, Boyle's Law predicts that the volume will increase to compensate for the lost pressure, and it did.
User Rathienth Baskaran
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from the equation;
P1V1=P2V2
V2=P1V1÷P2
V2=29.0×13.0÷3.50
V2=107.71L
therefore V2=107.7L
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