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Which container has the highest pressure if each of these flasks contains the same number of molecules?

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W. Mocroft

W. Mocroft

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Answered Nov 30, 2020

The flask that has the highest amount of pressure is flask 1. To correctly answer this question, a person should refer to Boyle's Law. This law states that a certain mass pressure of a gas is proportional in an inverse way to the volume. In other words, when the pressure gets higher, the volume will decrease.

At that same time, when the pressure gets lower, the volume will increase. Out of all the flasks show, flask 1 is the smallest one when it comes to the volume, which will indicate that it has the highest amount of pressure in the flask.

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E. Stanley

E. Stanley

E. Stanley
E. Stanley, Technical writer, Indianapolis

Answered Feb 01, 2019

If in case you need help in answering this question, you should refer to Boyle’s Law. The pressure of a given mass of an ideal gas is said to be inversely proportional to its volume. This means that as the pressure becomes higher, the volume becomes lower and vice versa.

Based on the given, flask 1 is the smallest which also means that it has the highest amount of pressure. Take note that Boyle’s law can be applied as long as the temperature remains constant. This formula can be used P=1/V if in case there are some computations that you need to do to solve the question.

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John Adney

John Adney

John Adney
John Adney

Answered Mar 15, 2017

Flask 1 because as volume decreases, pressure increases. The others have higher volumes so the pressure is not as high. Pressure and Volume are inversely proportional.
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John Smith

John Smith

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Answered Nov 22, 2016

This question can be answered with the help of Boyle's law. According to Boyle's Law, the absolute pressure exerted by an ideal gas is inversely proportional to the volume of the gas.

Hence,

P=1/V

SoFlask1has the highest pressure.

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