C Christina R Guest Oct 29, 2008 #1 ...needed to contain this same? A 12-liter tank contains helium gas pressurized to 160 atm.What size tank would be needed to contain this same amount of helium at atomspheric pressure (1 atm)?
...needed to contain this same? A 12-liter tank contains helium gas pressurized to 160 atm.What size tank would be needed to contain this same amount of helium at atomspheric pressure (1 atm)?
T tafkay Guest Oct 29, 2008 #2 P1V1 = P2V2 (Boyles Law) so 12x160 = V2 x 1 therefore V2 = 1920 liter tank.
