What happens to the air pressure inside a balloon when it is squeezed to half its volume at constant temperature? What happens to the air pressure inside a balloon when it is squeezed to half its volume at constant temperature? It is cut in half. It doubles. It quadruples. It remains the same.

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Answer:

The correct option is option (B)

Therefore the air pressure inside the balloon will be double.

Explanation:

Boyle's Law:

At a constant temperature, the pressure of a given mass of an ideal gas varies inversely to its volume.

[tex]P\propto \frac1 V[/tex]

Charles Law:

At a constant pressure, the volume of a given mass of an ideal gas varies directly to its temperature (in kelvin).

[tex]V\propto T[/tex]

Combination of two laws is

[tex]\frac{PV}{T}=constant[/tex]

Then,

[tex]\frac{P_1V_1}{T_1}=\frac{P_2V_2}{T_2}[/tex]

Given that,

The final volume is half of initial volume and the temperature remains constant.

So, [tex]T_1=T_2[/tex], [tex]V_2=\frac12 V_1[/tex]

Then,

[tex]\frac{P_1V_1}{T_1}=\frac{P_2V_2}{T_2}[/tex]

[tex]\Rightarrow \frac{P_1V_1}{T_1}=\frac{P_2.\frac12 V_1}{T_1}[/tex]

[tex]\Rightarrow P_1=\frac12 P_2[/tex]

[tex]\Rightarrow P_2= 2P_1[/tex]

⇒Final Pressure = twice of the initial pressure

Therefore the air pressure inside the balloon will be double.