It Is Important to Check Tire Pressure Periodically, Especially When

question 7

Multiple Choice

It is important to check tire pressure periodically, especially when the outside temperature drops. You can see why this is so by calculating the tire volume after a large drop in temperature as follows: A well-inflated tire holds about 11 L of air at 298 K (25C) . If the temperature drops to 273 K (0C) , what is the new volume of the air in the tire?

• A) It is not possible to determine because the temperature has dropped to 0  C.
• B) 0 L
• C) 10. L
• D) 12 L
• E) 7300 L

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