A250. mL sample of gas at 1.00 atm and 20 degrees Celsius has the temperature increased to 40 degrees Celsius and the volume increased to 500. mL. What is the new pressure?

1 Answer
Dec 10, 2016

P1V1T1=P2V2T2

Explanation:

P1V1T1=P2V2T2, given a constant quantity of gas.

And thus, P1×V1×T2V2×T1=P2, even given this format, we can see the problem is dimensionally sound. We do need to use absolute temperature.

P2=1.00atm×250mL×313K500mL×293K12atm.