A 12 oz can of soda is left in a car on a hot day. In the morning the soda temperature was 60oF with a gauge pressure of 40 psi. What will the gauge pressure be when the soda reaches 90oF (or 363 Kelvin) ?

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Paula Poole

Physics

24 May, 18:27

A 12 oz can of soda is left in a car on a hot day. In the morning the soda temperature was 60oF with a gauge pressure of 40 psi. What will the gauge pressure be when the soda reaches 90oF (or 363 Kelvin) ?

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Sage Gill · Answer 1

Using the Gay Lussac's Pressure Temperature Law:

P1/T1 = P2/T2

Substituting the values:

Let x be the new gauge pressure.

40/60 = x/90

x = 60 psi.

T he gauge pressure will be 60 psi when the soda reaches 90oF.