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The pressure on 30mL of a gas at constant temperature Is changed from 4 atm to 2 atm. What Is the new volume of a gas?

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Dec 5, 2015

At constant pressure, and constant amount of gas, #Pprop1/V or PV = k#, Boyle's law.

Explanation:

Since #PV = k#, under these condtions, #P_1V_1 = P_2V_2#, so #V_2=(P_1V_1)/(P_2)#; here #(30*mLxx4*cancel(atm))/(2*cancel(atm))# #=# #?? mL#

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