Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A bicycle pump holds L of air at kPa. You put your thumb over the hole and push the handle in slowly, so the temperature stays the same. (a) What is the pressure when the volume is L? (b) At what volume is the pressure kPa?
For an ideal gas, with in kelvin and the absolute pressure:
For a fixed amount of gas, . The density of a gas is .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Boyle's law. .
Step 2. Part (a). We want , so kPa.
Step 3. Part (b). We want , so L.
Answer: kPa, and L.
Check. One third of the volume gave three times the pressure. That is Boyle's law.
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