SOLUTION: Solve the problem. The volume V of a gas varies inversely as the pressure P on it. The volume of a gas is 240 cm3 under a pressure of 23 kg/cm2 What will be its volume under a pre

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Question 336995: Solve the problem. The volume V of a gas varies inversely as the pressure P on it. The volume of a gas is 240 cm3 under a pressure of 23 kg/cm2 What will be its volume under a pressure of 30 kg/cm2?
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The volume V of a gas varies inversely as the pressure P on it. The volume of a gas is 240 cm3 under a pressure of 23 kg/cm2 What will be its volume under a pressure of 30 kg/cm2?
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V = k/P
240 = k/23
k = 5520
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At P = 30:
V = 5520/30
V = 184 cc

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