Jeff wants to find the volume of a gas in a cylinder. he knows that at 28°c and a pressure of 1 atm, the volume of the gas was 6.0 l. he measures the temperature and pressure and finds that the temperature is 39°c and the pressure has remained at 1 atm. what would be the best for jeff to use to find the volume of the gas?

by using ideal gas law

Explanation:

ideal gas law:

PV=nRT

where:

P is pressure measured in Pascal (pa)

V is volume measured in letters (L)

n is number of moles

R is ideal gas constant

T is temperature measured in Kelvin (K)

by applying the given:

P(initial) V(initial)=nRT(initial)

P(final) V(final)=nRT(final)

nR is constant in both equations since same gas

then,

P(initial) V(initial) / T(initial) = P(final) V(final) / T(final)

then by crossing multiply both equations

V (final)= { (P(initial) V(initial) / T(initial)) T(final) } /P (final)

P(initial)=P(final)= 1 atm = 101325 pa

V(initial)= 6 L

T(initial) = 28°c = 28+273 kelvin

T(final) = 39°c = 39+273 kelvin

by substitution

V(final) = 6.21926 L