One litre of air at 76 cm of mercury is compressed to a pressure of 152 cm of mercury under isothermal conditions. What is the new volume ?

One litre of air at 76 cm of mercury is compressed to a pressure of 15

1.	One litre of air at 76 cm of mercury is compressed to a pressure of 152 cm of mercury under isothermal conditions. What is the new volume ?
Answer» <P> Solution :`V _(2) = P _(1) V _(1) //P_(2) = 76 xx 1//152 = 0.5` LITRE `= 500 xx 10 ^(-6) m ^(3)`