Answer to Question #59764 in General Chemistry for Jim

Question #59764

Being an environmentally conscious person you fill the tires of you car with air when they are cold(10 degrees c) to a pressure of 60 lbs/in2 even though the manufacturer of the tires says not to fill beyond 38 lbs/in2. You then take the car on a trip to Pittsburgh during which the tires heat up to 75 degrees C. Assuming that the volume of the tires can't change because of the hardness of the rubber, what is the pressure in the tires when you reach Pittsburgh?

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