Answer to Question #329383 in General Chemistry for kisha

Question

What is the effect of the following on the volume of 1 mol of an ideal gas? The pressure is reduced by a factor of 4 (at constant T).

Answer 1

Boyle's law states that the pressure of a gas and the volume it occupies are inversely proportional. Therefore, if the pressure is reduced by a factor of 4, then at a constant temperature, we expect the volume to increase by a factor of 4.