A sample of gas occupies 26.5 L under a pressure of 1.3 atm. What would the resulting volume be if the pressure were increased to 3.9 atm if the temperature did not change?

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Kamora Perez

Chemistry

10 April, 00:10

A sample of gas occupies 26.5 L under a pressure of 1.3 atm. What would the resulting volume be if the pressure were increased to 3.9 atm if the temperature did not change?

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Haylee Huffman · Answer 1

The equation for this problem would be P₁V₁=P₂V₂, where the P's are your initial and final pressures in atm and your V's are the initial and final volumes in L. Plug in 26.5 for V₁, 1.3 for P₁, and 3.9 for P₂:

26.5 (1.3) = 3.9V₂

3.9V₂=34.45

V₂=8.8 L