A meteorological research team uses a high-pressure cylinder of compressed helium gas to inflate weather balloons, as shown in the diagram below.
Each fully inflated weather balloon has a volume of 0.12 m3 at a local atmospheric pressure of 101 kPa.
The supplier of the cylinder claims that you can inflate at least 17 weather balloons using the gas from a single cylinder.
Comment on the supplier's claim.
Use information about the pressure and volume of the gas shown in the table below.
| State of gas | Pressure in kPa\text{kPa}kPa | Volume in m3\text{m}^3m3 |
|---|---|---|
| Before the gas is compressed / at atmospheric pressure | P1=101P_1 = 101P1=101 | V1=2.04V_1 = 2.04V1=2.04 |
| Compressed inside the cylinder | P2=1717P_2 = 1717P2=1717 | V2=0.12V_2 = 0.12V2=0.12 |