Combined Gas Law Worksheet

1) If I initially have 4.0 L of a gas at a pressure of 1.1 atm, what will the
volume be if I increase the pressure to 3.4 atm?
) ! toy balloon has an internal pressure of 1.0" atm an# a volume of ".0 L.
If the temperature where the balloon is release# is 0
0
$, what will happen
to the volume when the balloon rises to an altitu#e where the pressure is
0.%" atm an# the temperature is &1"
0
$?
3) ! small research submarine with a volume of 1. ' 10
"
L has an internal
pressure of 1.0 atm an# an internal temperature of 1"
0
$. If the
submarine #escen#s to a #epth where the pressure is 1"0 atm an# the
temperature is 3
0
$, what will the volume of the gas insi#e be if the hull of
the submarine brea(s?
4) )eople who are angry sometimes say that they feel as if they*ll e'plo#e. If
a calm person with a lung capacity of 3." liters an# a bo#y temperature of
3%
0
$ gets angry, what will the volume of the person*s lungs be if their
temperature rises to 3+
0
$. ,ase# on this, #o you thin( it*s li(ely they will
e'plo#e?
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Combined Gas Law Worksheet - Solutions
1) If I initially have 4.0 L of a gas at a pressure of 1.1 atm, what will the
volume be if I increase the pressure to 3.4 atm?
(1.1 atm)(4.0 L) = (3.4 atm)( L)
= 1.!" L
) ! toy balloon has an internal pressure of 1.0" atm an# a volume of ".0 L.
If the temperature where the balloon is release# is 0
0
$, what will happen
to the volume when the balloon rises to an altitu#e where the pressure is
0.%" atm an# the temperature is &1"
0
$?
(1.0# atm)(#.0 L)$(!"3 %) = (0.&# atm)( L)$(!#' %)
= (.11 L
3) ! small research submarine with a volume of 1. ' 10
"
L has an internal
pressure of 1.0 atm an# an internal temperature of 1"
0
$. If the
submarine #escen#s to a #epth where the pressure is 1"0 atm an# the
temperature is 3
0
$, what will the volume of the gas insi#e be if the hull of
the submarine brea(s?
(1.0 atm)(1.! 10
#
L)$(!'' %) = (1#0 atm)( L)$(!(& %)
= (&( L
4) )eople who are angry sometimes say that they feel as if they*ll e'plo#e. If
a calm person with a lung capacity of 3." liters an# a bo#y temperature of
3%
0
$ gets angry, what will the volume of the person*s lungs be if their
temperature rises to 3+
0
$. ,ase# on this, #o you thin( it*s li(ely they will
e'plo#e?
(3.# L)$(30" %) = ( L)$(31! %)
= 3.#3 L
)t seems unlikel* that this +er* small in,rease in lun- +olume would
,ause somebod* to e.lode/ thou-h *ou ne+er know.
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