Answer to Question #56045 in General Chemistry for Eric

Question

A tank of oxygen holds 28.0 L of oxygen (O2) at a pressure of 26.0 atm .
What is the volume of this gas when it is released at a pressure of 1.00 atm with no change in temperature and amount of gas?
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
V=???

Answer 1

The final volume can be calculated using the formula of Boyle’s gas law converting the values to SI units P₂ = 101325 Pa; P₁ = 2634450 Pa; V₁ = 0.028 m³
V₂ = P₁V₁/P₂
V₂ = 2634450 x 0.028/101325 = 0.728 m³
Answer: 0.728 m³