Answer to Question #195705 in Chemistry for Imunique

Question

3. A bag of potato chips is packaged at . this bag of chips is transported to Denver (0.775atm) what will the new volume of the bag be at 2 degrees C ?

Answer 1

Assume that a bag of potato chips is packed at standard pressure and temperature: 25 °C and 1 atm. According to the ideal gas law:

p₁V₁/T₁ = p₂V₂/T₂

From here:

V₁/V₂ = p₂T₁/p₁T₂ = (0.775 atm × 25 °C) / (1 atm × 2 °C) = 9.7

As a result, the new volume of the bag is 9.7 times smaller than the initial volume.