If the temperature is constant the pressure of a gas in a container varies inversely as the volume of the? container. if the pressure is 60 pounds per square foot in a container with 3 cubic feet, what is the pressure in a container with 4.5 cubic feet?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-29T07:15:03

Pressure will be #40# pounds per square feet.

In an inverse proportion like #PpropV# we have #P=kxx1/V# or #PV=k# and hence in two states of gas

#P_1xxV_1=P_2xxV_2# or

#60xx3=P_2xx4.5# or

#P_2=60xx3/4.5=180/4.5=40#

Hence Pressure will be #40# pounds per square feet.