Question

What is the temperature of a 1.3 L balloon if it shrinks to a volume of 0.43 L when it is dipped into liquid nitrogen at a temperature of 67.0 K at constant pressure?

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Answer 1

(V1/T1) = (V2/T2)

Substitute and solve.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To calculate the temperature of the balloon, we can use the ideal gas law equation:

PV = nRT

Where:
P = pressure (constant in this case)
V = volume of the balloon
n = number of moles
R = ideal gas constant
T = temperature

Given:
Initial balloon volume, V1 = 1.3 L
Final balloon volume, V2 = 0.43 L
Initial temperature, T1 = ? (what we want to solve for)
Final temperature, T2 = 67.0 K
Constant pressure, P

First, we need to find the number of moles of gas. We can do this by assuming that the number of moles remains constant. Therefore, n1 = n2.

Next, we can rearrange the ideal gas law equation to solve for the temperature:

T = PV / nR

Since we are assuming constant pressure, we can simplify the equation to:

T = V / nR

Now we can substitute the given values into the equation:

T1 = V1 / (n * R)
T2 = V2 / (n * R)

Since n1 = n2, we can set the two equations equal to each other:

V1 / (n * R) = V2 / (n * R)

We can cancel out the n and R terms:

V1 = V2

Now we are left with:

V1 = V2

Substituting the given values:

1.3 L = 0.43 L

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