At a deep-sea station 200. m below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, workers live in a highly pressurized environment. How much gas at STP must be compressed on the surface to fill the underwater environment with 2 × 107 L of gas at 22 atm? Assume that temperature remains constant.

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At a deep-sea station 200. m below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, workers live in a highly pressurized environment. How much gas at STP must be compressed on the surface to fill the underwater environment with 2 × 107 L of gas at 22 atm? Assume that temperature remains constant.
Answer in units of L.

I'm not understanding how to do the problem. Any and all help is appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

DrBob222 · Answer

Isn't this just a P1V1 = P2V2 problem? You have V1 liters gas at STP and you want it to go to 2E7 L at P of 22 atm. You want to solve for V1.

Butterfly Fly · Answer

I probably should have stated that I know this is a P1V1=P2V2. However every time I try an answer I get it wrong. I don't know if I'm putting my numbers in wrong but so far nothing has been correct.