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ACS Manual "States of Matter/Solution #29
If the pressure of the gas in a cylinder double and the temperature increased from 200K to 400K which cylinder with piston would represent the final system.
Well the piston starts off at 6(dont know th units). I know that if you double the pressure it will half the volume. So right now it is at 3. I then thought if you double the temperature the volume would double also since they are proportional and the piston would end back at 6.
The correct answer says the piston will end at 1.5 meaning that by doubling the temperature we also half the volume. Please help me to see what I am missing.
Thanks!
If the pressure of the gas in a cylinder double and the temperature increased from 200K to 400K which cylinder with piston would represent the final system.
Well the piston starts off at 6(dont know th units). I know that if you double the pressure it will half the volume. So right now it is at 3. I then thought if you double the temperature the volume would double also since they are proportional and the piston would end back at 6.
The correct answer says the piston will end at 1.5 meaning that by doubling the temperature we also half the volume. Please help me to see what I am missing.
Thanks!