QuestionThe volume of a gas varies directly with its temperature and inversely with its pressure. The volume of a gas is when the temperature is 268 K and pressure is 29 Pa . What is the volume, in cubic meters, of the gas when the temperature is 325 K and pressure is 11 Pa ? Round to the nearest integer.
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STEP 1
What is this asking?
If a gas's volume changes with temperature and pressure in a specific way, and we know its volume at one point, what's its volume at another point with a different temperature and pressure?
Watch out!
Don't mix up direct and inverse variation – they work in opposite ways!
Also, remember to round to the nearest integer at the end.
STEP 2
1. Set up the combined variation equation.
2. Find the constant of variation.
3. Calculate the new volume.
STEP 3
Alright, so we know the volume () varies *directly* with temperature () and *inversely* with pressure ().
Direct variation means they change in the same direction – if one goes up, the other goes up!
Inverse variation means they change in opposite directions.
STEP 4
We can write this relationship as , where is our **constant of variation**.
This equation captures both the direct relationship with and the inverse relationship with .
STEP 5
We're given an **initial state**: , K, and Pa.
Let's plug these values into our equation: .
STEP 6
To solve for , we can multiply both sides by .
This gives us .
STEP 7
Calculating this gives us .
We'll keep a few extra decimal places for accuracy and round at the very end.
STEP 8
Now we know , and we're given a new temperature and pressure: K and Pa.
We can plug these, along with our calculated , back into our equation: .
STEP 9
Calculating this gives us .
STEP 10
Finally, we need to round to the nearest integer, which gives us a **final volume** of approximately .
STEP 11
The volume of the gas at 325 K and 11 Pa is approximately 2460 .
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