The pressure on one cubic foot of air at -15.0°C was increased from #14.7# #lb##/##i##nch^2# squared to 23.1 #lb##/##i##nch^2#. What is the final temperature, in °C, if the volume remained constant?
1 Answer
May 16, 2016
The final temperature is 133 °C.
Explanation:
Since the volume is constant, this is an example of a problem involving Gay-Lussac's Law:
#color(blue)(|bar(ul(P_1/T_1=P_2/T_2)|)#
Your data are:
We can rearrange the above formula to get