Asked in UHS MDCAT 2008 2008Moderate

100 m3 of a gas at 3 atm pressure and 27 oc is transferred to a chamber of 300 m3 volume maintained at a temperature of 327 oc. What will be the pressure in chamber?

Correct answer: C. 2 atm

  • A. 6 atm
  • B. 4 atm
  • C. 2 atm
  • D. 1 atm

Explanation

Use the combined gas law.P₁V₁/T₁ = P₂V₂/T₂P₁ = initial pressure = 3 atmV₁ = initial volume = 100 m³T₁ = initial temperature= 27° C+273.15 =300.15KP₂ = final pressure = ? atmV₂ = final volume = 300 m³ T₂ final temperature= 327° C + 273.15 = 600.15 KCalculate the final pressure (P₂).P₂ = P₁V₁T₂/V₂T₁P₂ = (3 atm × 100 m³ × 600.15 K)/(300 m³ × 300.15 K) = 2 atm

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