Question

At constant temperature on increasing the pressure of a gas by 50% its volume will decrease by

Answer 1

P1V1=P2V2
PV = (P+0.5P)V2
PV = 1.5PV2
V/1.5 = V2
2V/3=V2
hence decrease in volume is
(V-V2)100/V
= (V-2/3V)100/V
= 100/3 = 33.33%