Question

when ms.lam was five years old, she travelled to vancouver from edmonton for the first time. the nice flight attendant gave her a beautiful red balloon that was completely inflated to a volume of 11.4 l when the atmospheric pressure in edmonton was 698 mm hg. on arrival, when ms. lam exited the plane, the atmospheric pressure in vancouver was 651 mmhg. assuming the temperature remains constant, what would ms. lam notice about her balloon? please show calculations to show the new volume. (3 marks)
your answer:

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the gas - law formula

Since temperature is constant, we use Boyle's Law $P_1V_1 = P_2V_2$.

Step2: Assign values

$P_1=698\ mmHg$, $V_1 = 11.4\ L$, $P_2 = 651\ mmHg$, and we need to find $V_2$.

Step3: Rearrange the formula to solve for $V_2$

$V_2=\frac{P_1V_1}{P_2}$.

Step4: Substitute values and calculate

$V_2=\frac{698\ mmHg\times11.4\ L}{651\ mmHg}\approx12.2\ L$.

Answer:

Ms. Lam would notice that the volume of the balloon has increased. The new volume of the balloon is approximately $12.2\ L$.