The volume of a gas held at constant temperature varies indirectly as the pressure of the gas. If the volume of a gas is 1200 cubic centimeters when the pressure is 400 millimeters of mercury, what is the volume, v, when the pressure is 500 millimeters of mercury?

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Answer:

Volume of the gas at 500 mm Hg pressure is 960 [tex]cm^{3}[/tex]

Explanation:

Let's assume the gas behaves ideally.

According to combined gas law for an ideal gas-

                  [tex]\frac{P_{1}V_{1}}{T_{1}}=\frac{P_{2}V_{2}}{T_{2}}[/tex]

Where [tex]P_{1}[/tex] and  [tex]P_{2}[/tex] are initial and final pressure of the gas respectively.  [tex]V_{1}[/tex] and  [tex]V_{2}[/tex] are initial and final volume of the gas respectively.  [tex]T_{1}[/tex] and  [tex]T_{2}[/tex] are initial and final temperature of the gas in kelvin respectively.

Here [tex]T_{1}[/tex] = [tex]T_{2}[/tex], [tex]V_{1}[/tex] = 1200 [tex]cm^{3}[/tex], [tex]P_{1}[/tex] = 400 mm Hg, [tex]P_{2}[/tex] = 500 mm Hg

So, [tex]V_{2}=\frac{P_{1}V_{1}T_{2}}{T_{1}P_{2}}[/tex]

Hence [tex]V_{2}=\frac{400\times 1200}{500}[tex]cm^{3}[/tex]=960 [tex]cm^{3}[/tex][/tex]

Hence volume of the gas at 500 mm Hg pressure is 960 [tex]cm^{3}[/tex]

Considering the Boyle's law, when the pressure is 500 mmHg, the volume is 960 cm³.

The gas laws are a set of chemical and physical laws that allow determining the behavior of gases in a closed system. The parameters evaluated in these laws are pressure, volume, temperature and moles.

Boyle's law is one of the gas laws that states that the pressure of a gas in a closed container is inversely proportional to the volume of the container, when the temperature is constant.

Boyle's law is expressed mathematically as:

P× V = k

That is, the product of pressure and volume is a constant value.

Studying two different states, an initial state 1 and a final state 2, it is satisfied:

P1× V1= P2× V2

In this case, you know:

  • P1= 400 mmHg
  • V1= 1200 cm³
  • P2= 500 mmHg
  • V2= ?

Replacing:

400 mmHg× 1200 cm³= 500 mmHg× V2

Solving:

[tex]V2=\frac{400 mmHg x1200 cm^{3} }{500 mmHg}[/tex]

V2=960 cm³

Finally, when the pressure is 500 mmHg, the volume is 960 cm³.

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