Question

A student is asked, "Fluorine gas is at a pressure of 4.5 atm in a 2.5 L balloon. What would the new volume be at standard pressure?" What value would they use for P2 in Boyle's Law?

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Answer 1

If you don't know the standard pressure (1 atm), you can't solve this problem with the information given.

Step-by-step explanation:

Boyle's Law: p1 x V1 = p2 x V2

V2 = p1 x V1 / p2 = 4.5 atm x 2.5 L / ? atm = ? L

p2 = standard pressure = 1 atm (but this is a constant)