Question

A student is studying a sample of neon in a container with a moveable piston (this means the container can change in size). If the sample in the container is initially at a pressure of 759.4 torr when the container has a volume of 97.6 mL, what is the pressure of the gas when the piston is moved so that the volume of the container becomes 146.6 mL? Round your answer to the nearest 0.01 and include units!

Answer 1

The new pressure of the gas would be 505.58 torr

Boyle's law

According to Boyle's law, the pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume, provided that the temperature is constant.

This can be mathematically represented as: P1V1 = P2V2

In this case, P1 = 759.4 torr, P2 is what we are looking for, V1 = 97.6 mL, and V2 = 146.6 mL

Hence, P2 = P1V1/V2 = 759.4x97.6/146.6 = 505.58 torr

More on Boyle's law can be found here: brainly.com/question/1437490

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