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A student decreases the temperature of a 556 cm3 balloon from 278k to 231k, assuming constant pressure, what should the new volume of the balloon be?

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To solve this we assume that the gas inside the balloon is an ideal gas. Then, we can use the ideal gas equation which is expressed as PV = nRT. At a constant pressure and number of moles of the gas the ratio T/V is equal to some constant. At another set of condition of temperature, the constant is still the same. Calculations are as follows:

T1 / V1 = T2 / V2

V2 = T2 x V1 / T1

V2 = 231 x 556 / 278

V2 = 462 cm³

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