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A student decreases the temperature of 556 cm^3 balloon from 278 K to 231 K. Assuming constant pressure, what should the new volume of the balloon be?

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In this problem, Charles' law is applicable since constant pressure with varying volume and temperature are given. Charles' law derived from ideal gas law is expressed as
( V_(1) )/( T_(1) )= ( V_(2) )/( T_(2) ). Subsituting V1=556 cm3, T1=278 K and T2=231 K, V2 or the new volume is 462 cm3.
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