A gas occupies 50 L at 4.0 atm. What is the volume of the gas under a pressure of 1.5 atm?

Answer 1

Hi Jake,

For these types of gas law problems, you want to start by identifying the givens:

V1= 50L

P1= 4.0atm

P1=1.5atm

V2=?

Since the problem is dealing with pressure and volume, we can use Boyle's Law: P1V1=P2V2

(4.0atm)(50L)=(1.5atm)V2

Then you divide both sides by 1.5atm to get your final volume!