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The initial pressure of a gas is 1 atm. To compress it to 1/4th of its initial volume, what will be the pressure required at constant temperature?

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1 atm
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2 atm
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1 torr
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4 atm
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Solution

The correct option is D 4 atm
Consider the initial volume and pressure of the gas to be V L and P1 atm respectively and the final pressure and volume to be P2 and V2 respectively.
According to the question V2=V4 also P1=1 atm.
According to Boyle's law,
P1V1=P2V2 at constant T & n
P2=P1V1V2=1 atm×VV/4=4 atm

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