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A fixed mass of gas has a pressure of 120 kPa and a volume of 60 cm3. Its volume is reduced to 40 cm3 at constant temperature.

Use p1V1=p2V2p_1V_1=p_2V_2p1​V1​=p2​V2​.

What is the final pressure?

[1]
A

80 kPa80\,\mathrm{kPa}80kPa

B

160 kPa160\,\mathrm{kPa}160kPa

C

180 kPa180\,\mathrm{kPa}180kPa

D

240 kPa240\,\mathrm{kPa}240kPa

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14.3 Gas pressure and temperature Questions

  1. GCSE
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  3. /14.3 Gas pressure and temperature

108 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 14.3 Gas pressure and temperature, covering 14.3.1 Gas pressure and particle motion, 14.3.2 Temperature and pressure at constant volume, 14.3.3 Absolute zero and the kelvin scale, 14.3.4 Compressing and expanding gases, 14.3.5 Volume and pressure at constant temperature, and 14.3.6 Doing work on a gas. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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