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The volume of a given mass of a gas at constant temperature and 10 atmospheric pressure is 10 litres. Its volume at 5 atmospheres will be :

  1. 5 litres
  2. 10 litres
  3. 15 litres
  4. 20 litres

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Answer

20 litres

Reason — Given,

V1 = 10 l
P1 = 10 atm
P2 = 5 atm
V2 = ?

According to Boyle's law, P1V1 = P2V2

So, 10 x 10 = 5 x V2

V2 = 1005\dfrac{100}{5} = 20 l

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