A Sample of Oxygen with a Volume of V Is

question 15

Multiple Choice

A sample of oxygen with a volume of V is contained in a sealed syringe with a movable piston. If the pressure of the sample were halved and the absolute temperature tripled, what would be the new volume of the gas?

• A)6.0 V
• B)5.0 V
• C)3.5 V
• D)1.5 V
• E)0.5 V

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