LECTURE 4 SAMPLE PROBLEM

A tank of nitrogen has a volume of 14.0L and a pressure of 760.0

BOYLE’S LAW
mmHg. Find the volume of the nitrogen when its pressure is changed to
States that for a given mass of any gas and with the temperature
400.0 mmHg while the temperature is held constant
held constant, the volume of the gas varies inversely with pressure.
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P ∞ ; P=k ; PV=k G R E S A
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(given) (required) (equation) (solution) (answer)

For a given mass of any gas, at a constant temperature, the V1= 14.0 L
product of pressure and volume is constant. Thus, Boyle’s Law is P1= 760 mmHg V2 V2= 760 mmHg(14.0L)

P1V1/P2
P2= 400 mmHg 400 mmHg
written as follows: 26.6 L

P1V1=P2V2
where: P1= initial pressure
V1= initial volume
P2= final pressure SOLVE THE FF. PROBLEM:
V2=final volume 1. A container holds 500. mL of CO2 at 20.° C and 742 torr. What will
be the volume of the CO2 if the pressure is increased to 795 torr?
VARIABLES INCLUDED G R E S A
(given) (required) (equation) (solution) (answer)
1.PRESSURE
1 atm=760 mmHg=76 cmHg=760 torr
= 101325 Pa = 14.69056 psi

2. VOLUME
1mL = 1cm3 1L= 1000 mL 1m3= 1000L 2. A gas occupies 11.2 liters at 0.860 atm. What is the pressure if
the volume becomes 15.0 L?
G R E S A
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