Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (4th Edition)

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Chapter 18 - A Macroscopic Description of Matter - Stop to Think 18.8 - Page 507: 1

Answer

$$\frac{T_{2}}{T_{1}} =\frac{1}{2}$$

Work Step by Step

From ideal gas law $$\frac{P_{1}V_{1}}{T_{1}}=\frac{P_{2}V_{2}}{T_{2}}$$ Here we have $P_{1} = 4$ $V_{1}=1$ $P_{2}=1$ $V_{2}= 2$ $$\therefore\frac{T_{2}}{T_{1}}=\frac{P_{2}V_{2}}{P_{1}V_{1}}=\frac{1\times2}{4\times1}=\frac{1}{2}$$
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