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DaynaClarke
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Homework Statement
"One way to heat a gas is to compress it. A gas at 1.00 atm at 25.0°C is compressed to one tenth of its original volume, and it reaches 40.0 atm pressure. What is its new temperature?"
So, I have:
P1 = 1
V1 = 1
T1 = 25
P2 = 40
V2 = 0.1
And I'm looking for T2
The question was multiple choice: 1500K, 919 degrees C, 1500 degrees C, and 1192 degrees C.
I'm getting 100 degrees C.
Homework Equations
I've been using the equation: P1V1 / T1 = P2V2 / T2
This gives me
T2 = T1(P2V2)/(P1V1)
The Attempt at a Solution
When I put in my numbers, it gives me:
T2 = 25 (4/1)
= 100 degrees C
This isn't one of the options, but I can't see where I have gone wrong.
If I convert everything to Kelvin, I get 1192K, which is still not quite right due to the units.
Any and all help would be highly appreciated. Am I using the wrong equation, or have I simply missed something?