Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 8 - Section 8.7 - Partial Pressure (Dalton's Law) - Understanding the Concepts - Page 278: 8.57b

Answer

Diagram "C" shows the final volume of the balloon for that situation.

Work Step by Step

According to the Boyle's law, the gas volume is inversely related to the pressure (at constant temperature). Therefore, if the pressure decreases, the volume of the container will increase at the same rate. The diagram that represents the increase on the volume is : "$C$".
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