Question

How did tripling the pressure change the gas volume?

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

According to Boyle's Law, the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure when temperature and amount of gas are kept constant.

Therefore, if the pressure is tripled, the volume of the gas should decrease by a factor of three.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To determine how tripling the pressure affects the gas volume, you can use Boyle's Law, which states that at a constant temperature, the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure. This can be mathematically expressed as P1V1 = P2V2, where P1 and V1 represent the initial pressure and volume, and P2 and V2 represent the final pressure and volume.

In this case, since the pressure is tripled, you can let P1 be the original pressure and P2 be three times the initial pressure (3P1). Now, if we assume the temperature remains constant, we can rearrange the Boyle's Law equation to solve for V2:

P1V1 = P2V2

P1V1 = (3P1)V2

V2 = V1/3

Therefore, tripling the pressure reduces the gas volume to one-third of its original volume.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

According to Boyle's Law, the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure, when temperature and amount of gas are held constant.

If the pressure is tripled, it means that the new pressure is three times the original pressure. In this case, the gas volume will decrease.

Let's denote the original pressure as P1 and the original volume as V1. After tripling the pressure, the new pressure will be 3P1. As a result, the gas volume will be reduced by a factor of three.

Mathematically, we can express this relationship as:

V1/P1 = V2/3P1

Simplifying the equation:

V1 = V2/3

Therefore, tripling the pressure will decrease the gas volume to one-third of its original value.