Chemistry Part 1: Fundamental Building Blocks

An interactive quiz on the States of Matter, Atomic Structure, and Isotopes.

Problem 1: The Camping Trip Conundrum

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Ideal Gas LawStates of MatterPressureTemperature

A camper takes a sealed, rigid container of air with a volume of 10 L up a mountain. At the base of the mountain, the temperature is 298 K and the pressure is 1.0 atm. On the summit, the temperature drops to 273 K. Assuming the air behaves as an ideal gas, which of the following statements is correct?

A

The pressure inside the container will remain 1.0 atm.

B

The volume of the container will decrease to approximately 9.16 L.

C

The pressure inside the container will decrease to approximately 0.916 atm.

D

The number of moles of gas inside the container will decrease.