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a balloon is filled with 80.5L of helium at sea level. if the balloon rises to a height of the atmosphere where the pressure is .55atm what will the new volume of the balloon be?

 May 16, 2014

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Assuming the temperature is the same (which it won't be in reality!) then pressure*volume is constant, so:

80.5*1 = V*0.55  (Taking pressure at sea level as 1 atm)

V = 80.5/0.55 L

V=80.50.55V=146.3636363636363636  L

V ≈ 146.4L

 May 16, 2014
 #1
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Best Answer

Assuming the temperature is the same (which it won't be in reality!) then pressure*volume is constant, so:

80.5*1 = V*0.55  (Taking pressure at sea level as 1 atm)

V = 80.5/0.55 L

V=80.50.55V=146.3636363636363636  L

V ≈ 146.4L

Alan May 16, 2014

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