Chemistry · Challenge

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Boyle's lawRunning
Gas cylinder. Travel bottle volume at 55.2 L. Store cylinder PV 2400 bar·L, Travel bottle PV 4416 bar·L. Currently store cylinder pv is short by 2016 bar·L.TUNINGTRAVEL BOTTLE PV2400 bar·L55.2 LSTORE CYLINDER PV
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Store cylinder PV

2400bar·L

Travel bottle PV

4416bar·L

55.2 L

Gas cylinder. Travel bottle volume at 55.2 L. Store cylinder PV 2400 bar·L, Travel bottle PV 4416 bar·L. Currently store cylinder pv is short by 2016 bar·L.

What has to balanceP1V1=P2V2P_1V_1 = P_2V_2

What is happening

You take control of a diving cylinder being decanted into a smaller travel bottle.

The travel bottle will be overfilled. It is rated to 80 bar, the store cylinder holds gas at 200 bar in 12 L, and the fill volume has been set wrong.