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Chemistry Forums for Students => High School Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: chandrablue on April 24, 2005, 10:58:03 AM
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A 2.50L balloon at 298 K contains butane gas. at constant pressure the temp of the balloon is then lowered to 280 K what will the new level of the volume then be?
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p1V1/T1 = p2V2/T2
p1 = p2
V1/T1 = V2/T2
2,5/298 = V2/280
V2= 2,5*280/298 = 2,35 L
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This law is commonly known as Charles' Law. (V1/T1 = V2/T2)
At constant Temperature, it is Boyle's Law, and at constant Volume, you use Gay-Lussac's Law.
However, as Garneck demonstrated, instead of memorizing all three of these formulas, just remember the Combined Gas Law, and proceed from there.