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Nitrogen gas exerts a pressure of 846mmhg. When the pressure is changed to 2.5atm its volume is 63.9l. What was the original volume

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760 \: mmHg \: = \: 1 \: atm \\ 846 \: mmHg \: = \: ( (846)/(760) ) \: atm \\ = 1.1 \: atm \\ \\ P _(1) V _(1) = P _(2)V _(2) \\ 1.1 * V _(1) = 2.5 * 63.9 \\ V _(1) = (2.5 * 63.9)/(1.1) \\ V _(1) = 145.2 \: litres

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