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Boyle's and Charles's Gas Law Test

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 5hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the formula for Boyle's Law?
a)
P1V1=P2V2
b)
P1V1/P2V2
c)
P1V2=P2V1
d)
P1/V1=P2/V2
2.
A gas occupies 4.98 L at 2.6 atm of pressure. What volume does it occupy at 1.8 atm pressure?
a)
12.9 L
b)
0.72 L
c)
7.2 L
d)
3.44 L
3.
A gas at a volume of 4 liters is at a pressure of 2 atm. The volume is changed to 16 Liters, what must the new pressure be?
a)
2 atm
b)
12 atm
c)
10 atm
d)
0.5 atm
4.
The pressure on a sample of gas is increased from 1.0 atm to 3.0 atm. If the new volume is 0.52 L, find the original volume.
a)
0.52 L
b)
1.56 L
c)
0.173 L
d)
1.00 L
5.
What is the formula for Boyle's Law?
a)
P1V1=P2V2
b)
P1V1/P2V2
c)
P1V2=P2V1
d)
P1/V1=P2/V2
6.
What is the new volume of the gas if the pressure on 350 L of oxygen at 720 mm Hg is decreased to 600 mm Hg?
a)
420 L
b)
29.16 L
c)
4200.0 L
d)
291.6 L
7.
A gas occupies 4.98 L at 2.6 atm of pressure. What volume does it occupy at 1.8 atm pressure?
a)
12.9 L
b)
0.72 L
c)
7.2 L
d)
3.44 L
8.
A gas at a volume of 4 liters is at a pressure of 2 atm. The volume is changed to 16 Liters, what must the new pressure be?
a)
2 atm
b)
12 atm
c)
10 atm
d)
0.5 atm
9.
The pressure on a sample of gas is increased from 1.0 atm to 3.0 atm. If the new volume is 0.52 L, find the original volume.
a)
0.52 L
b)
1.56 L
c)
0.173 L
d)
1.00 L
10.
Which container will have a lower pressure?
a)
left
b)
right
c)
they both have the same pressure
d)
I don't know
11.
The relationship of which two variables are compared in Boyle's Law?
a)
pressure & volume
b)
volume & temperature
c)
temperature & pressure
d)
volume & moles (amount of gas)
12.
True or False: Gases can be compressed. 
a)
True
b)
False
13.

A sample of hydrogen at 1.5 atm had its pressure decreased to 0.50 atm producing a new volume of 750 L. What was its original volume?

a)

245 l

b)

345 l

c)

123 l

d)

250.L

14.

1. A sample of oxygen gas occupies a volume of 250.L at 740. torr pressure. What volume will it occupy at 800. torr pressure?

a)

266 L

b)

245 L

c)

231 L

d)

217 L

15.

1. A sample of carbon dioxide occupies a volume of 3.50 liters at 125torr pressure. What pressure would the gas exert if the volume was decreased to 2.00 liters?

a)

219 torr

b)

222 torr

c)

567 torr

d)

654 torr

16.

A 2.0 liter container of nitrogen had a pressure of 3.2 atm. What volume would be necessary to decrease the pressure to 1.0 atm

a)

7.2 L

b)

5 L

c)

6.4 L

d)

6.9 L

17.

If I have 5.6 liters of gas in a piston at a pressure of 1.5 atm and compress the gas until its volume is 4.8 L, what will the new pressure inside the piston be?

a)

6.3 ATM

b)

2.4 ATM

c)

1.8 ATM

d)

8.6 ATM

18.
The relationship of which two variables are compared in Charles’s Law?
a)
pressure & volume
b)
volume & temperature
c)
temperature & pressure
d)
volume & moles (amount of gas)
19.
Volume and temperature have a ______ proportionality.
a)
direct
b)
inverse
c)
linear
d)
exponential
20.
Which two variables must be held constant for Charles's Law to apply?
a)
pressure & volume
b)
volume & temperature
c)
pressure & moles (amount of gas)
d)
volume & moles (amount of gas)
21.
Julian and Jimmy are playing basketball outside in 82°C weather. If they leave the ball outside and temperature drops down to 53°C, what will happen to the volume of the gas in the ball if the pressure remains constant?
a)
volume will remain the same
b)
volume will increase
c)
volume will decrease
d)
volume will double in size
22.
At constant pressure, what happens to temperature of a gas when the volume doubles?
a)
The temperature also doubles.
b)
The temperature decreases to half of its original volume.
c)
The temperature doesn't change.
d)
The temperature quadruples.
23.
What is the formula Charles' Law?
a)
V = T
b)
VT = VT
c)
T1 / V1 = T2 / V2
d)
V1 / T1 = V2 / T2
24.
How is volume measured?
a)
Kpa
b)
mmHg
c)
L
d)
C
25.
Which of the following phenomena best illustrates Charles' Law?
a)
carbon dioxide being dissolved in water
b)
expansion of the balloon as it is being submerged in hot water
c)
breathing apparatus being used by a patient
d)
leavening agent causing the fluffiness of cake products
26.
Records show that the incident of tire explosion is high during summer season.  Which of the following gives the best explanation for this observation?
a)
there are more travellers during summer vacation
b)
high temperature during summer season causes the air inside the tire to expand
c)
vehicles' tires are no well maintained
d)
there is too much air inside the tires
27.
A balloon with a volume of 200 mL at 30 οC is submerged in hot water to obtain a temperature of 50 οC.  What will happen to the volume of the balloon if the pressure remains the same?
a)
the volume of the balloon will become higher than 200 mL
b)
the volume of the balloon will become lower than 200 mL
c)
the volume of the balloon will stay the same
d)
there is no enough data
28.
A balloon is placed inside a freezer causing its temperature to reduce to 50%.  What happened to its volume?
a)
Its volume is reduced to 50%
b)
Its volume is reduced to 25%
c)
Its volume is increased by 50%
d)
Its volume is increased by 25%