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A sample of oxygen gas has a volume of 300mL at a pressure of 600 torr, what volume will the gas occupy at 1800 torr pressure?

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In this question, we have a gas that go through a change of pressure, from 600 torr to 1800 torr, we will be using for this question Boyle's gas law, which is an experimental gas law that shows the relationship between pressure and volume for gases, the formula is:

P1V1 = P2V2

We have:

P1 = 600 torr

V1 = 300 mL

P2 = 1800 torr

V2 = ?

Now we add the values into the formula:

300 * 600 = 1800 * V2

180000 = 1800V2

V2 = 100 mL

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