Question

A gas was trapped in a container containing 10mL of air at a pressure of 1.0 atm. What will be the new volume,if the pressure is changed to 5 atm at the same temperature?​

Answer 1

The answer is 2 mL

Step-by-step explanation:

The volume of the gas can be found by using the formula for Boyle's law

`P_1V_1 = P_2V_2`

where

P1 is the initial pressure

P2 is the final pressure

V1 is the initial volume

V2 is the final volume

Since we are finding the new volume

`V_2 = (P_1V_1)/(P_2) \\`

We have

`V_2 = (10 * 1)/(5) = (10)/(5) \\`

We have the final answer as

2 mL

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