The volume of a gas is 450 mL when its pressure is 1.00 atm. If the temperature of the gas does not change, what is the pressure when its volume is changed to 2.00 L?
To solve this we assume
that the gas is an ideal gas. Then, we can use the ideal gas equation which is
expressed as PV = nRT. At a constant temperature and number of moles of the gas
the product of PV is equal to some constant. At another set of condition of
temperature, the constant is still the same. Calculations are as follows:
P1V1 =P2V2
P2 = P1V1/V2
P2 = 1 atm x 450 mL / 2000 mL
P2 = 0.225 atm