Aerosol cans have a label that warns the user not to use them above a certain temperature and not to dispose of them by incineration. Even an empty can contains residual gaseous propellant. For example, the residual pressure in a can is 1.36 atm when it is sitting on a shelf at 23C. If the can is placed on top of the furnace where the temperature reaches the boiling point of water, what is the pressure inside the can?

Question

how do i solve this question if i don't have a volume to work with? i don't know what equation to use.

Answer 1

23+273.15=296.15k

1.36/296.15=.00459

(.00459)(373.15)=1.71atm