Answer to Question #315444 in General Chemistry for alexia

Question

What is the volume, in liters, of the anesthetic given to a patient at a pressure of 1.2 atm

atm with no change in temperature and amount of gas?

Answer 1

From Boyles's law:

P₁V₁ = P₂V₂

Where P₁ = initial pressure, V₁ = initial volume, P₂ = final pressure, V₂ = final volume.

1.4 atm × V₂ = 5.2 atm × 4.1 L

V₂ = (5.2 atm × 4.1 L) / 1.2 atm = 17.7 L