Question

The highest pressure ever produced in a laboratory setting was about 2.0 x 106 atm. If we have a 1.0 x 10-5 liter sample of a gas at that pressure, then release the pressure until it is equal to 0.275 atm, what would the new volume of that gas be

Answer 1

We can use the Boyle's Law equation to solve for the new volume:

P1V1 = P2V2

Where P1 and V1 are the initial pressure and volume, and P2 and V2 are the final pressure and volume.

Plugging in the given values, we get:

(2.0 x 10^6 atm)(1.0 x 10^-5 L) = (0.275 atm)(V2)

Solving for V2, we get:

V2 = (2.0 x 10^6 atm)(1.0 x 10^-5 L) / (0.275 atm)

V2 = 72,727.3 L

Therefore, the new volume of the gas at 0.275 atm pressure would be approximately 72,727.3 L.