Question

At constant temperature and under ideal condition, a gas is kept in a cylinder at a pressure of 3040 torr. How much of the gas could you compress into a 100 l container at 8 atm?

• A. 20 L
• B. 200 L
• C. 5000 L
• D. 50,000 L
• E. 5000,000 L

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

200 L

1 atm $=$ 760 torr
8 atm $=8\times$ 760 torr $=$ 6080 torr
PV $=$ P'V'
PV = initial pressure and initial volume respectively
P'V' = final pressure and final volume respectively
3040 torr $\times$ V $=$ 6080 torr $\times$ 100 L
V $=$ 200 L