The initial pressure of a gas is 1atm. To compress it to 1/4th of its initial volume, what will be the pressure required at constant temperature?
A
1atm
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B
2atm
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C
1torr
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D
4atm
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Solution
The correct option is D4atm Consider the initial volume and pressure of the gas to be VL and P1atm respectively and the final pressure and volume to be P2 and V2 respectively. According to the question V2=V4 also P1=1atm. According to Boyle's law, P1V1=P2V2 at constant T & n P2=P1V1V2=1atm×VV/4=4atm