The gas in a container is at a pressure of 3.00 atm at 25°C. Directions on the container wam the user not to keep it in a place where the temperature exceeds 52°C. What would the gas pressure in the container be at 52°C?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-13T13:08:37

The pressure is $=3.27atm$

$P_1/T_1=P_2/T_2$

The initial pressure, $P_1=3.00atm$

The initial temperature $T_1=25+273=298K$

The final temperature $T_2=52+273=325K$

The final pressure is

$P_2=T_2/T_1*P_1$

$=325/298*3=3.27atm$