LECTURE 6

The PRESSURE COOKER is airtight, so pressure builds up inside the

pressure cooker as the liquid inside comes to a boil. The resulting trapped
steam causes the internal temperature to rise more than what it can normally
do at normal atmospheric pressure. Thus, the cooking of hard meat and fibre
is done at a short period of time.

SAMPLE PROBLEM
The pressure of a nitrogen gas inside a rigid tank is 1.5
atmosphere at 30°C. What will be the resulting pressure if the tank is
cooled to 0°C?
G R E S A
(given) (required) (equation) (solution) (answer)

P1= 1.50 atm K = °C + 273

T1=30°C=303 K P2 P2=
P1T2/T1
(1.5 atm)(273K)
T2= 0°C = 273 K
303 K
1.35
atm

According to Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, at constant volume the

pressure of a given quantity of gas is directly proportional to the
absolute temperature. SOLVE THE FF. PROBLEM:
This means that when the temperature of gas increases, its 1. A 30.0 L sample of nitrogen inside a rigid, metal container at 20.0 °C is
pressure also increases or vice versa. placed inside an oven whose temperature is 50.0 °C. The pressure
inside the container at 20.0 °C was at 3.00 atm. What is the pressure of
the nitrogen after its temperature is increased to 50.0 °C?
P∞ 𝑇 or P= kT
G R E S A
VARIABLES INCLUDED (given) (required) (equation) (solution) (answer)
1.TEMPERATURE
K = °C + 273 0°C = 273.15 K 0°C = 32°F
2.PRESSURE
1 atm=760 mmHg=76 cmHg=760 torr
= 101325 Pa = 14.69056 psi
2. A tire is filled to a gauge pressure of 2 atm at 27°C. After a drive, the
temperature within the tire rises to 47°C. What is the pressure within the
tire now?
G R E S A
(given) (required) (equation) (solution) (answer)