The temperature of a gas is T1 and the original pressure is P1. The temperature of the gas is changed to T2. Which of the equations below would you use to find the new pressure (P2)?

1 Answer
May 9, 2018

P2 = P1(T2T1)

Explanation:

Pressure is directly proportional to Temperature for a confined gas (Gay-Lussac Law). If mass and volume are constant then ...

PT => P=kT => k=PT

For two sets of conditions, k1=k2 and P1T1=P2T2

Solving for P2 => P2=P1(T2T1) (mass & Volume are constant)