SOLUTION: can you please help me? If a gas was in a 7.5 liter flexible container under 4 atmospheres of pressure, how would the volume of the gas change and what would it be if the pre

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Question 190031: can you please help me?

If a gas was in a 7.5 liter flexible container under 4 atmospheres of pressure, how would the volume of the gas change and what would it be if the pressure was increased to 6.5 atmospheres, keeping all other variables constant?
a. The volume would decrease to about 4.6 liters.
b. The volume would decrease to about 3.5 liters.
c. The volume would increase to about 12.2 liters.

Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Boyles Law says PV is a constant.
So P%5B1%5DV%5B1%5D+=+P%5B2%5DV%5B2%5D
4+%2A+7.5+=+6.5+%2A+V%5B2%5D
4.61+=+v%5B2%5D