a sample of gas held at constant volume is raised from 34.0 atm to 5.90 atm. if the final temperature of the sample is 340.0 K, what was its initial temperature

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Siva Arunachalam asked Sep 16, 2023

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a sample of gas held at constant volume is raised from 34.0 atm to 5.90 atm. if the final temperature of the sample is 340.0 K, what was its initial temperature

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Siva Arunachalam asked Sep 16, 2023

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To answer this question we need to use the following equation

P1/T1 = P2/T2

We can rearrange to make T1 subject of the formula as shown

T1 = (P1 x T2)/ P2

= (3.40 x 340)/ 5.90

= 195.9 K

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