If 50 mL of oxygen gas is compressed from 20 atm of pressure to 40 atm of pressure, what is the new volume at constant temperature?

1 Answer
May 16, 2017

25*mL.........

Explanation:

"Boyle's Law" holds that the product PV=k at constant T.

Since the temperature is constant here, we solve for k, and gets..........

P_1V_1=P_2V_2; so V_2=(P_1V_1)/(P_2)=(20*atmxx50*mL)/(40*atm)

=25*mL as required.............