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: 8.16c

Answer

8.00 atm

Work Step by Step

$V_{1}$ = 5.00 L $p_{1}$ = 1.20 atm $V_{2}$ = 750. mL = .750 L According to Boyle's law, $p_{1}V_{1} = p_{2}V_{2}$ ⇒ $p_{2}$ = $\frac{p_{1}V_{1}}{V_{2}}$ = $\frac{1.20atm\times5.00 L}{.750 L}$ = 8.00 atm
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