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

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.2 - Pressure and Volume (Boyle's Law) - Questions and Problems - Page 263: 8.15a

Answer

328 mmHg

Work Step by Step

$V_{1}$ = 10.0 L $p_{1}$ = 655 mmHg $V_{2}$ = 20.0 L According to Boyle's law, $p_{1}V_{1} = p_{2}V_{2}$ Or $p_{2}$ = $\frac{p_{1}V_{1}}{V_{2}}$ = $\frac{655 mmHg\times10.0 L}{20.0 L}$ = 328 mmHg.
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