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Mitch_11
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Homework Statement
How many 3L balloons can you fill from a 20L tank of helium at a pressure of 14.4atm.
Homework Equations
Boyle's Law: [tex]P_{1}V_{1}=P_{2}V_{2}[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
[tex]\frac{14.4atm\times20L}{1atm}=V_{2}[/tex]
I then divided the answer to thank by 3 to get the amount of balloons. However my teacher has said this is incorrect. He said there is a small 'nuance' in the problem that must be considered. The only thing I can think of is to increase the initial pressure by 1 as the gauge may not have added atmospheric pressure to the reading. I am just wondering if this is correct or if there is something I have overlooked.
Thanks for any assistance.