The student did not work with absolute temperatures, and the answer should be 85 kPa.
Explanation:
We can use the general law of ideal gas: PV = nRT.
where, P is the pressure of the gas in atm.
V is the volume of the gas in L.
n is the no. of moles of the gas in mol.
R is the general gas constant,
T is the temperature of the gas in K.
If n and V are constant, and have two different values of P and T:
P₁T₂ = P₂T₁
P₁ = 100.0 kPa, T₁ = 60.0°C + 273 = 333.0 K.
P₂ = ??? kPa, T₂ = 10.0°C + 273 = 283.0 K.
∴ P₂ = P₁T₂/T₁ = (100.0 kPa)(283.0 K)/(333.0 K) = 84.98 kPa ≅ 85.0 kPa.
So, the right choice is:
The student did not work with absolute temperatures, and the answer should be 85 kPa.