SOLUTION: The cylinder of an exhaust pump has a volume of 25 cm3. It is connected through a valve to a flask, of volume 225 cm3, containing air at a pressure of 75 cm of mercury. Calculate t

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Question 1186724: The cylinder of an exhaust pump has a volume of 25 cm3. It is connected through a valve to a flask, of volume 225 cm3, containing air at a pressure of 75 cm of mercury. Calculate the pressure of the air in the flask after two strokes of the pump, assuming that the temperature of the air remains constant.
Answer by ikleyn(52814)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The cylinder of an exhaust pump has a volume of 25 cm3.
It is connected through a valve to a flask, of volume 225 cm3, containing air at a pressure of 75 cm of mercury.
Calculate the pressure of the air in the flask after two strokes of the pump,
assuming that the temperature of the air remains constant.
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