Question

A sample of hellium has a volume of 500 mL at STP. What will be its new volume be in mL if the temperature is increased to 325 K and its pressure is increased to 125 kPa?

Answer 1

`V_2=482.5mL`

Step-by-step explanation:

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In this case, according to the given information, it turns out possible for us to solve this problem by using the combined gas law due to the fact that we are dealing with variable volume, temperature and pressure:

`(P_2V_2)/(T_2)=(P_1V_1)/(T_1)`

In such a way, we solve for the final volume, V2, considering that the initial volume, V1, is 500 mL, the initial temperature, T1, is 273 K (STP), the initial pressure, P1, is 1 atm (STP) and the final temperature, T2, is 325 K and the final pressure, P2, is 125 kPa (1.23 atm):

`V_2=(P_1V_1T_2)/(T_1P_2) \\\\V_2=((1atm)(500mL)(325K))/((273K)(1.23atm)) \\\\V_2=482.5mL`

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