Question

A steel cylinder of oxygen is being store in a room at 25.0 °C under a pressure of 1250 atm. What pressure would be exerted by the gas if the container were transported across the desert at 40.0°C? SHOW WORK

Answer 1

1373 atm is the pressure exerted by the gas if the container were transported across the desert at 40.0°C.

Step-by-step explanation:

Data given about steel oxygen cylinder:

Initial temperature T1 = 25 Degrees or 273.15+25 = 293.15 k

initial pressure on the gas P1 = 1250 atm

Final temperature T2 = 40 degrees or 40 + 273.15 = 322.15 K

final pressure P2 =?

To calculate the final pressure, the equation used is of pressure law:

`(P1)/(T1)` =
`(P2)/(T2)`

Putting the given values in the equation:

P2 =
`(P1T2)/(T1)`

P2 =
`(1250 X 322.15)/(293.15)`

P2 = 1373 atm

The pressure exerted by the oxygen gas when transported across the desert as asked in the question is 1373 atm.