A bubble of air has a volume of 3.5 cm3 at the bottom of a lake where the total pressure is 3.0 × 105 Pa. The temperature of the water in the lake is constant. The atmospheric pressure at the surface is 1.0 × 105 Pa.
What is the volume of the bubble when it rises to the surface?
1.2 cm31.2\text{ cm}^31.2 cm3
7.0 cm37.0\text{ cm}^37.0 cm3
10.5 cm310.5\text{ cm}^310.5 cm3
14.0 cm314.0\text{ cm}^314.0 cm3
321 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 2.1 Kinetic particle model of matter, covering 2.1.1 States of matter and changes of state, 2.1.2a Particle structure and motion in solids, liquids and gases, 2.1.2b Gas pressure and particle collisions, 2.1.2c Brownian motion, 2.1.3a The absolute scale of temperature, and 2.1.3b Pressure, volume and temperature of a gas. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.