Question

You’re going on a plane from Alaska to Florida and you’re taking your bike. It’s the middle of the winter. You fill up your tires before you leave to a pressure of 4.72 atm on a day that is -3.50°C. When you arrive in FL at 42°C, you check the pressure in your tires before you ride and find the pressure to be:

Answer 1

5.52atm

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the pressure law formula:

P1/T1 = P2/T2

Where;

P1 = initial pressure (atm)

P2 = final pressure (atm)

T1 = initial temperature (K)

T2 = final temperature (K)

According to the question, the following information were provided;

P1 = 4.72 atm

P2 = ?

T1 = -3.50°C = -3.50 + 273 = 269.5K

T2 = 42°C = 42 + 273 = 315K

Using P1/T1 = P2/T2

4.72/269.5 = P2/315

CROSS MULTIPLY

4.72 × 315 = 269.5 × P2

1,486.8 = 269.5P2

P2 = 1,486.8 ÷ 269.5

P2 = 5.52atm