A container has a volume of 18L and holds 9mol of gas. If the container is compressed such that its new volume is 8L, how many moles of gas must be released from the container to maintain a constant temperature and pressure?
1 Answer
Jul 4, 2016
When pressure and temperature are held constant, the number of moles is proportional to the volume of the container.
Explanation:
Note that in this example, the number of moles is exactly half the number of liters.
The initial condition is
The final condition is
