A 15.0 L tank of gas is contained at a high pressure of 8.20 x 10^4 torr. The tank is opened and the gas expands into an empty chamber with a volume of 6.00 x 10^4 L. Calculate the new pressure of the gas.

20.5torr

Explanation:

Given parameters:

V₁ = 15L

P₁ = 8.2 x 10⁴torr

V₂ = 6 x 10⁴L

Unknown:

P₂ = ?

Solution:

To solve this problem we have to apply the claims of Boyle's law.

Boyle's law is given mathematically as;

P₁ V₁ = P₂V₂

where P₁ is the initial pressure

V₁ is the initial volume

P₂ is final pressure

V₂ is final volume

8.2 x 10⁴ x 15 = P₂ x 6 x 10⁴

P₂ = 20.5torr