Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 12 - Gases and the Kinetic-Molecular Theory - Exercises - Boyle's Law: The Pressure-Volume Relationship - Page 440: 16

Answer

(a) 18.2 atm (b) 0.274 L

Work Step by Step

(a) $V_{1}=35.0\,L$ $P_{1}=59.4\,torr$ $V_{2}=0.150\,L$ Temperature and amount of gas is constant. Boyle's law states that $P_{1}V_{1}=P_{2}V_{2}$ (unchanging T and n) $\implies P_{2}=\frac{P_{1}V_{1}}{V_{2}}=\frac{59.4\,torr\times35.0\,L}{0.150\,L}$ $=13860\,torr\times\frac{1\,atm}{760\,torr}=18.2\,atm$ (b) $V_{1}=35.0\,L$ $P_{1}=59.4\,torr$ $P_{2}=10.0\,atm= 7600\,torr$ $P_{1}V_{1}=P_{2}V_{2}$ (unchanging T and n) $\implies V_{2}=\frac{P_{1}V_{1}}{P_{2}}=\frac{59.4\,torr\times35.0\,L}{7600\,torr}$ $=0.274\,L$
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