Question

When the temperature stays the same, the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure of the gas. If a balloon is filled with 93 cubic inches of a gas at a pressure of 14 pounds per square inch, find the new pressure of the gas if the volume is decreased to 31 cubic inches.

Answer 1

Answer:

The new pressure of the gas is 42 pounds per square inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

When the temperature remains constant, the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure of the gas.

$V\propto \frac{1}{P}$

We can rewrite the above equation is

$\frac{V_1}{V_2}=\frac{P_2}{P_1}$  [at constant temperature]

At a pressure of 14 pounds per square inches, a balloon is filled with 93 cubic inches of gas.

The volume of the gas is decreased to 31 cubic inches.

Here,

$V_1$= 93 cubic inches, $P_1$ = 14 pounds per square inches,

$V_2$=31 cubic inches, $P_2$ = ?

$\frac{V_1}{V_2}=\frac{P_2}{P_1}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{93}{31}=\frac{P_2}{14}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{P_2}{14}=\frac{93}{31}$

$\Rightarrow {P_2}=\frac{93}{31}\times 14$

$\Rightarrow {P_2}=42$ pounds per square inches

The new pressure of the gas is 42 pounds per square inches.