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A gas occupies a 16-liter balloon under a pressure of 1.2 atm. what would the new volume of the balloon be if the pressure were increased to 3.6 atm?

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5.33 L

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User Mignz
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i believe this is Boyle's law

P1=1.5 atm
V1=3.25L
P2=1.0atm
V2=x

cross multiply and take 3.25L/1.5L and we get 2.167L... just incase here is an image of this formula


A gas occupies a 16-liter balloon under a pressure of 1.2 atm. what would the new-example-1
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