Question

The volume of a sample of carbon monoxide is 354 mL at 3.52 atm. What will the volume be when the pressure is reduced to 1.85 atm, assuming the temperature is constant.

Answer 1

The volume will be 674 ml.

Step-by-step explanation:

As the temperature is said to be constant, then the present system will be obeying Boyle's law. So according to this law, the volume of a gaseous system is inversely proportional to the pressure of the system at constant temperature and number of moles.

So according to this law,
`P_(1) V_(1) = P_(2) V_(2)`

As here the initial pressure is 3.52 atm and the initial volume is 354 mL with the reduced pressure as 1.85 atm. Since, there is a decrease in the pressure, there tends to increase in the volume.

So,
`354 * 3.52 = 1.85 * V_(2)`

`V_(2) =674 ml`

So, the volume will be 674 ml.