General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Gases - 8.2 Pressure and Volume (Boyle's Law) - Questions and Problems - Page 297: 8.17

Answer

(a) 52.4 L (b) 25 L (c) 100. L (d) 44.7 L

Work Step by Step

1. Conversion factors: $1 \space atm = 760 \space mmHg (exact)$ $1 \space mmHg = 1 \space Torr$ 2. According to the Boyle's Law: $$P_1V_1 = P_2V_2 \longrightarrow \frac{P_1V_1}{P_2} = V_2$$ (a) $$V_2 = \frac{(760. \space mmHg)(50.0 \space L)}{725 \space mmHg} = 52.4 \space L$$ (b) $P_2 = 2.0 \space atm \times \frac{760 \space mmHg}{1 \space atm} = 1500 \space mmHg$ $$V_2 = \frac{(760. \space mmHg)(50.0 \space L)}{1500 \space mmHg} = 25 \space L$$ (c) $P_2 = 0.500 \space atm \times \frac{760 \space mmHg}{1 \space atm} = 380 \space mmHg$ $$V_2 = \frac{(760. \space mmHg)(50.0 \space L)}{380 \space mmHg} = 100. \space L$$ (d) $P_2 = 850 \space Torr \times \frac{1 \space mmHg}{1 \space Torr} = 850 \space mmHg$ $$V_2 = \frac{(760. \space mmHg)(50.0 \space L)}{850 \space mmHg} = 44.7 \space L$$
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