If you fill your car tire to a pressure of 32 psi (pounds per square inch) on a hot summer day when the temperature is 35°C (95°
F), what is the pressure (in psi) on a cold winter day when the temperature is -15°C (5°F)? Assume no gas leaks out between measurements and the volume of the tire does not change.
By Gay Lussacs law you can find the pressure. First both temperatures of Celsius must change to Kelvin by adding 273. Temperature one will be 308K and temperature 2 will be 258K With this info, you can now find the pressure with Lussacs law
P1 = P2 — — T1 T2
Pressure 1 is given which is 32 psi so just plug it all in and find P2
32 = x —— —— 308 258
308x = 8256 (Cross multiply)
X = 26.8 (divide both sides by 308)
Answer is 26.8 PSI
This makes sense because as temperature increases pressure increases, as well as when temperature decreases, pressure decreases. Since it’s a colder day the pressure will be lower.
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