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Air trapped in a cylinder fitted with a piston occupies 145.7 mL at 1.08 atm pressure. What is the new volume when the piston is depressed, increasing the pressure by 25%?

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The new volume of air trapper in the cylinder is determined as 116.56 mL.

New volume of air in the cylinder

The volume of air trapper in the cylinder is determined from Boyle's law;

P₁V₁ = P₂V₂

where;

  • P₁ is initial pressure = 1.08 atm
  • V₁ is initial volume = 145.7 mL
  • P₂ is new pressure = 1.25 x 1.08 atm = 1.35 atm
  • V₂ is new volume = ?

V₂ = (P₁V₁)/P₂

V₂ = (1.08 x 145.7)/1.35

V₂ = 116.56 mL

Thus, the new volume of air trapper in the cylinder is determined as 116.56 mL.

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