# Problem: Many gases are shipped in high-pressure containers. Consider a steel tank whose volume is 55.0 gallons and which contains O2 gas at a pressure of 16,500 kPa at 24 oC.What would be the pressure of the gas, in kPa, if it were transferred to a container at 24 oC whose volume is 55.0 L?

###### FREE Expert Solution

Recall that the ideal gas law is:

$\overline{){\mathbf{PV}}{\mathbf{=}}{\mathbf{nRT}}}$

Temperature is constant at 24 °C.

The initial and final pressure and volume of the gas are related by Boyle’s Law:

$\overline{){{\mathbf{P}}}_{{\mathbf{1}}}{{\mathbf{V}}}_{{\mathbf{1}}}{\mathbf{=}}{{\mathbf{P}}}_{{\mathbf{2}}}{{\mathbf{V}}}_{{\mathbf{2}}}}$

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###### Problem Details

Many gases are shipped in high-pressure containers. Consider a steel tank whose volume is 55.0 gallons and which contains O2 gas at a pressure of 16,500 kPa at 24 oC.

What would be the pressure of the gas, in kPa, if it were transferred to a container at 24 oC whose volume is 55.0 L?