Question

A sample of nitrogen gas is stored in a 0.500 L flask at 101.3 atm. The gas is transferred to a 0.750

L flask. What is the pressure of nitrogen in the second flask if the temperature remains constant?

Answer 1

67.5 atm

Step-by-step explanation:

To answer this problem we can use Boyle's law, which states that at constant temperature the pressure and volume of a gas can be described as:

P₁V₁=P₂V₂

In this case:

P₁ = 101.3 atm

V₁ = 0.500 L

P₂ = ?

V₂ = 0.750 L

We input the data:

101.3 atm * 0.500 L = P₂ * 0.750 L

And solve for P₂:

P₂ = 67.5 atm