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A balloon contains 1 moles of helium gas at normal atmospheric pressure (Patm = 1.01 105...

A balloon contains 1 moles of helium gas at normal atmospheric pressure (Patm = 1.01 105 Pa) and room temperature (293 K). The volume of the balloon is 0.024 m^3.

(b) The weather becomes very stormy (a hurricane is approaching), and the volume of the balloon increases by 10.9%. What is the new pressure?

______kPa? (the answer is not 9.26x10^2)

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Answer #1

Since temperature is constant so we can write

PV = constant

PV = P1 V1

P1 = PV/V1

P1 =1.01x10^5/1.019

P1 = 99.11 kPa

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