Chemistry: Molecular Approach (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - The Simple Gas Laws: Boyle’s Law, Charles’s Law and Avogadro’s Law - For Practice - Page 204: 5.2

Answer

Pressure = 2.13 atm Depth = 20.3 m

Work Step by Step

P1 = 1.0 atm, V1 = 16 mL, V2 = 7.5 mL, P2 = ? P1V1 = P2V2 1 x 16 = 7.5 x P2 P2 = 16/7.5 = 2.13 atm Depth increase by 10m for each 1.0 atm Hence depth = 2.13 x 10 = 20.3 m
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