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A container filled with gas has a volume of 185 mL and a pressure of 310 mm Hg. The desired new volume is 74.0 mL. What is the required new pressure?

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This is chem....This is a Boyle's law question

PiVi = PfVf

Rearrange to solve for unknown Pf

Pf = PiVi / Vf
= 310 x 185 / 74
= 775 mm Hg

You can convert the pressure to kPa if you needed to
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