A weather balloon is filled with helium that occupies a volume of 3.93 104 L at 0.995 atm and 32.0°C. After it is released, it rises to a location where the pressure is 0.720 atm and the temperature is -11.7°C. What is the volume of the balloon at that new location?

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Answer: Thus the volume of the balloon at that new location is [tex]4.65\times 10^4L[/tex]

Explanation:

Combined gas law is the combination of Boyle's law, Charles's law and Gay-Lussac's law.

The combined gas equation is,

[tex]\frac{P_1V_1}{T_1}=\frac{P_2V_2}{T_2}[/tex]

where,

[tex]P_1[/tex] = initial pressure of gas = 0.995 atm

[tex]P_2[/tex] = final pressure of gas = 0.720 atm

[tex]V_1[/tex] = initial volume of gas = [tex]3.93\times 10^4L[/tex]

[tex]V_2[/tex] = final volume of gas = ?

[tex]T_1[/tex] = initial temperature of gas = [tex]32.0^oC=273+32.0=305.0K[/tex]

[tex]T_2[/tex] = final temperature of gas = [tex]-11.7^oC=273-11.7=261.3K[/tex]

Now put all the given values in the above equation, we get:

[tex]\frac{0.995\times 3.93\times 10^4}{305.0}=\frac{0.720\times V_2}{261.3}[/tex]

[tex]V_2=4.65\times 10^4L[/tex]

Thus the volume of the balloon at that new location is [tex]4.65\times 10^4L[/tex]