Problem Solving Examples
Problem Solving Examples
1. You’re scuba diving at a depth where the pressure is 2.5 atm. Your air tank contains 10 L
of air at this pressure. You ascend to a shallower depth where the pressure is 1.2 atm.
Assuming the temperature remains constant, what is the new volume of air in your
tank?
2. A tire has a pressure of 30 psi at 20°C (293 K). After driving for a while, the tire's
temperature increases to 50°C (323 K). What is the new pressure in the tire, assuming
the volume remains constant?
GROUP 2
3. A balloon contains 5 L of air at a pressure of 1 atm. If you compress the balloon
isothermally (constant temperature) to a volume of 2 L, what is the new pressure inside
the balloon?
4. You have a balloon containing 1 mole of gas occupying a volume of 10 L. If you add
another mole of gas to the balloon (making it 2 moles total), what is the new volume of
the balloon, assuming the temperature and pressure remain constant?
GROUP 3
5. A hot air balloon contains 1000 L of air at 27°C (300 K). If the air is heated to 227°C (500
K), what is the new volume of the balloon, assuming the pressure remains constant?
6. 2 moles of Hydrogen gas occupy a volume of 22.4 L at STP. How much volume will 4
moles of Hydrogen gas occupy at STP?
GROUP 4
7. A gas occupies a volume of 2 L at 0°C (273 K). If the temperature is increased to 100°C
(373 K) while keeping the pressure constant, what is the new volume of the gas?
GROUP 5
9. A pressure cooker contains gas at a pressure of 1 atm at 25°C (298 K). If the temperature
inside the pressure cooker increases to 150°C (423 K), what is the new pressure inside
the cooker, assuming the volume remains constant?
10.You have 10 moles of oxygen gas in a 2 L container at a temperature of 27°C (300 K).
What is the pressure of the gas?
2. A balloon is filled with 35.0 L of helium in the morning when the temperature is 20.00 C.
By noon the temperature has risen to 45.00 C. What is the new volume of the balloon?
4. A balloon that can hold 85 L of air is inflated with 3.5 moles of gas at a pressure of 1.0
atmosphere. What is the temperature in 0 C of the balloon?
5. CaCO3 decomposes at 12000 C to form CO2 gas and CaO. If 25 L of CO2 are collected at
12000 C, what will the volume of this gas be after it cools to 250 C?
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