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A gas has a volume of 22.4 L at 0.853 atm. What pressure is needed to change the volume to 24.0L?

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0.796 atm

Step-by-step explanation:

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The pressure needed to change the volume to 24 L is 0.796 atm.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is known by Boyle's law that the pressure experienced by the gas molecules will be inversely proportional to the volume occupied by the molecules.


P =(1)/(V)

So as the initial volume is said to be 22.4 L, consider it as V₁ = 22.4 L. Then the initial pressure is said to be 0.853 atm, so P₁ = 0.853 atm. So we have to determine the new pressure P₂ when the volume is changed to V₂ = 24 L. As there is increase in the volume, the pressure should be decreased due to Boyle's law. Thus, as per Boyle's law, the two pressures and their volumes can be related as


P_(1) V_(1) = P_(2) V_(2)


0.853*22.4 = P_(2)*24\\\\P_(2) = (0.853*22.4)/(24) = 0.796 atm

Thus, the pressure gets decreased to 0.796 atm on increase in the volume to 24 L.

So the pressure needed to change the volume to 24 L is 0.796 atm.

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