Question

A container of nitrogen gas has a volume of 34 mL at 95 mm Hg. What is the new pressure if the gas volume increases to 55 mL?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is 58.73 mmHg

Explanation:

The new pressure can be found by using the formula for Boyle's law which is

$P_1V_1 = P_2V_2$

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 pressure

$P_2 = \frac{P_1V_1}{V_2}$

So we have

$P_2 = \frac{95 \times 34}{55} = \frac{3230}{55} \\ = 58.72727272...$

We have the final answer as

58.73 mmHg

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