A #780*mL# volume of gas #1.00*atm# pressure, and #310*K# temperature, is cooled to #295*K#, and #65*mm*Hg# pressure. What is the new volume?
1 Answer
Nov 14, 2016
For a given quantity of gas, .........
Explanation:
For a given quantity of gas, the combined gas law holds that
Thus
We use here the useful relationship that
And thus a measurement of length on a mercury manometer, which is fairly easy to do in a lab, can be used to solve Gas law problems.
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