Question

There is a ball that will burst if the pressure exceeds 0.12 bars. The pressure of the gas is 1 bar and the volume is 2.5 liters. What can be the maximum volume that the ball can be expanded?

(a) 0.12 liters

(b) 2.5 liters

(c) 0.3 liters

(d) 1 liter

This question was posed to me in a job interview.

My question is based upon States of Matter in chapter States of Matter of Chemistry – Class 11

Answer 1

Right option is (c) 0.3 liters

Explanation: According to Boyle’s law at a constant temperature, the pressure is inversely proportional to the temperature so here P1V1 is equaled to P1V2 by equating P1V1 is equaled to 1 x 2.5 = 2.5, so the maximum volume of the ball that can be expanded is 2.5/0.12 =0.3 liters.