Question

Two cylinders A&B at the same temperature contains the same quantity of the same kind of gas. Cylinder A has three times the volume of cylinder B. What can you conclude about the pressure the gases exert

Answer 1

Answer:

pressure in cylinder A must be one third of pressure in cylinder B

Explanation:

We are told that the temperature and quantity of the gases in the 2 cylinders are same.

Thus, number of moles and temperature will be the same for both cylinders.

To this effect we will use the formula for ideal gas equation which is;

PV = nRT

Where;

P is prrssure

V is volume

n is number of moles

T is temperature

R is gas constant

We are told that Cylinder A has three times the volume of cylinder .

Thus;

V_a = 3V_b

For cylinder A;

Pressure = P_a

Volume = 3V_b

Number of moles = n

Thus;

P_a × 3V_b = nRT

For cylinder B;

Pressure = P_b

Volume = V_b

Number of moles = n

Thus,

P_b × V_b = nRT

Combining the equations for both cylinders, we have;

P_a × 3V_b = P_b × V_b

V_b will cancel out to give;

3P_a = P_b

Divide both sides by 3 to get;

P_a = ⅓P_b

Thus, pressure in cylinder A must be one third of pressure in cylinder B