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Chemistry: question about converting pressures? help!?
A gas has a pressure of 1.61 atm and occupies
a volume of 7 L. If the gas is compressed to
a volume of 2.7 L, what will its pressure be,
assuming constant temperature?
Answer in units of atm.
I set up a proportion and got .621 but, this answer was wrong!
Can someone please help me with how to solve this question? (:
2 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
PV=nRT. nRT is constant, so P1V1=P2V2
1.61*7=V2*2.7
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I calculated the same answer which i am pretty sure is right! If you could can you tell me what the right answer is so i can determine what is going on