Name: REYLAN S.

JAVILO Grade and Section: 12-ENTROPY

Gas Laws
Exercise No. 1

I. Read, analyze, and solve the following questions. Identify the given, the
unknown, and then show your solution. Remember the rules of rounding
off your final answer.

1. In a laboratory experiment, Rheib observed that the volume of a

balloon was increased to 785 mL when the temperature changed
from 21.0°C to 80.0°C. At constant number of particles and
pressure, what is the original volume of a balloon in liter? (5 points)

Given: V1=?
V2=785mL
T1=21.0°C
T2=80.0°C

Unknown: V1 in liter
21.0°C+273.15=294.15K
𝑉2 𝑇1
Solution: 𝑉 1 𝑉
= 2
𝑉1 =
𝑇1 𝑇2 𝑇2 80.0°C+273.15=353.15K
(𝟕𝟖𝟓𝒎𝑳)(𝟐𝟗𝟒.𝟏𝟓𝐊)
𝑽𝟏 = 𝟑𝟓𝟑.𝟏𝟓𝐊
V1 = 654mL
V1 = 0.654L

2. A fire extinguisher has a pressure of 150.0 psi at 35.0 °C. What is

the pressure in atmospheres if the fire extinguisher is used at a
temperature of 80.0°C.? (5 points)

Given: P1=150.0psi
P2= ?
T1=35.0°C
T2=80.0°C
Unknown: P2 in atm 35.0°C+273.15=308.15K

Solution: 𝑃 1 𝑃 𝑃2 =
𝑃1 𝑇2 80.0°C+273.15=353.15K
= 2 𝑇1
𝑇1 𝑇2
(𝟏𝟓𝟎𝒑𝒔𝒊)(𝟑𝟓𝟑.𝟏𝟓𝐊)
𝑷𝟐 = 𝟑𝟎𝟖.𝟏𝟓𝐊
P2 = 171.9psi P2=11.69atm

3. Hospitals buy 400.-L cylinders of oxygen gas compressed at 150 atm.

They administer oxygen to patients at 3.0 atm in a hyperbaric oxygen
chamber. What volume of oxygen can a cylinder supply at this
pressure? (5 points)
Given: P1=150atm
P2=3.0atm
V1=400.0L
V2=?

Unknown: V2

𝑃1 𝑉1
Solution: P1V1=P2V2 𝑉2 =
𝑃2
(𝟏𝟓𝟎𝒂𝒕𝒎)(𝟒𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝐋)
𝑽𝟐 = 𝟑.𝟎𝐚𝐭𝐦
V2 = 20000L
V2 = 2.000x104L

4. I have an unknown volume of gas held at a temperature of 115 K in

a container with a pressure of 60.0 atm. If by increasing the
temperature to 225 K and decreasing the pressure to one half to the
above-mentioned pressure causes the volume of the gas to be 25
liters, how many liters of gas did I start with? (5 points)

Given: V1=?
V2=25L
T1=115K
T2=225K
P1=60.0atm
P2= P1/2

Unknown: V1

𝑃1𝑉1 𝑃2𝑉2 𝑃2𝑉2𝑇1

Solution: 𝑇1
= 𝑇2
𝑉1 = 𝑇2 𝑃1
(𝟑𝟎.𝟎𝒂𝒕𝒎)(𝟐𝟓𝑳)(𝟏𝟏𝟓𝑲)
𝑽𝟏 =
(𝟐𝟐𝟓𝐊)(𝟔𝟎.𝟎𝐚𝐭𝐦)
V1 = 6.4L

5. Steve Curry inflates the basketball to 1.75 liters air with a

temperature of 26.5oC. When the basketball is taken outside, the
volume drops to 1.70 liters. What is the temperature outside? (5
points)
Given: V1=1.75L
V2=1.70L
T1=26.5 oC
T2=?
Unknown: T2
𝑉1 𝑉2 𝑉2𝑇1
Solution: = 𝑇2 = 26.5°C+273.15=299.65K
𝑇1 𝑇2 𝑉1

(1.70L)(299.65K)
𝑻𝟐 =
(1.75L)
T2 = 291.09K or 17.9 oC
 6. The volume of a gas tank in Angelo’s house is 11.0 L at STP. He used
the gas for cooking in 3 weeks and the volume of the gas dropped to
2.8 L, what is its new pressure? (5 points)

Given: P1=1atm
P2=?
V1=11.0L
V2=2.8L
Unknown: P2
𝑃1 𝑉1
Solution: P1V1=P2V2 𝑃2 = 𝑉2
(𝟏𝒂𝒕𝒎)(𝟏𝟏.𝟎𝐋)
𝑷𝟐 = 𝟐.𝟖𝑳
P2 = 4atm

7. The volume of 1.50 atm Helium gas is decreased my one-third from

its original volume, while its temperature is significantly doubled.
What is the new pressure? (5 points)

Given: V1=33.6L
1
V2= (𝑉1)
3
T1=409.73K
T2=2(T1)
P1=1.50atm
P2=?

Unknown: P2

𝑃1𝑉1 𝑃2𝑉2 𝑃1𝑉1𝑇2

Solution: = 𝑃2 =
𝑇1 𝑇2 𝑇1 𝑉2
(𝟏.𝟓𝟎𝒂𝒕𝒎)(𝟑𝟑.𝟔𝑳)(𝟐(𝟒𝟎𝟗.𝟕𝟑𝑲))
𝑷𝟐 = 𝟑𝟑.𝟔𝑳
(𝟒𝟎𝟗.𝟕𝟑𝐊)( )
𝟑

P2 = 9.00atm

8. The pressure inside a pressure cooker is 14.7 psi at 32.0oC. What

is its temperature in degree Celsius if the pressure is increased to
3.2 atm?

Given: P1=14.7psi
P2=3.2 atm 14.7𝑝𝑠𝑖
T1=32.0°C 3.2𝑎𝑡𝑚 ×
1 𝑎𝑡𝑚
T2=°C = 47.04𝑝𝑠𝑖
Unknown: T2
𝑃2 𝑇1
Solution: 𝑃 1 𝑃
= 2
𝑇2 = 𝑃1
𝑇1 𝑇2
(𝟒𝟕.𝟎𝟒𝒑𝒔𝒊)(𝟑𝟐.𝟎°𝐂)
𝑻𝟐 = 𝟏𝟒.𝟕𝐩𝐬𝐢

T2 = 102°C