You have a gas at 453 mm Hg with a volume of 700 mL and a temperature of 25 °C, what will the temperature of the gas be, if you change the pressure to 278 mm Hg and a volume of 1200 mL?

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Joey Richardson

Chemistry

22 September, 01:17

You have a gas at 453 mm Hg with a volume of 700 mL and a temperature of 25 °C, what will the temperature of the gas be, if you change the pressure to 278 mm Hg and a volume of 1200 mL?

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Talia Kline · Answer 1

The temperature of a the gas is calculated using combined gas law formula that is P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2

P1 = 453mmhg

V1 = 700ml

T1 = 25 + 273 = 298k

P2 = 278 mmhg

V2 = 1200ml

T2 = ?

T2 is therefore = T1 P2V2/p1V1

= 298 x278 x1200 / 453 x 700 = 313.5 K