Physical Science Math

Question

Using Boyle's law, predict what will happen to a balloon that an ocean diver makes to a pressure of 202 kPa.

Answer 1

Boyle's Law predicts what will happen to a gas when the temperature is constant and the pressure/volume change.

If the balloon is originally at atmospheric pressure of, say, 101.325 kPa, then taking it to a pressure of 202 kPa (increase in pressure) with a constant temperature, will decrease the volume of the balloon and it will shrink in size.

P₁V₁ = P₂V₂

(101.325)(V₁) = (202 kPa)(V₂)

So V₂ will be  101.325V₁/202 = 0.5V₂ or put another way, the volume of the balloon will be about 1/2 of what it was .