Determine the pressure required to compress a gas in a cylinder initially at 20oC and at a pressure of 1.03 x 10-5 to one-eighth of its original volume.

      

Determine the pressure required to compress a gas in a cylinder initially at 20oC and at a pressure of 1.03 x 10-5 to one-eighth of its original volume.

  

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John
P1 = 1.03 x 105, let the original volume be V1,

then final volume, V2 = 18V1

P1V1 = P2V2,

P2 = P1V1V2

= (1.03×105)V1V1/8 = 8.24 x 105

johnmulu answered the question on February 18, 2017 at 08:30


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