(a) A piston at 5.4 atm contains a gas that occupies a volume of 3.5 L. What pressure would have to be placed on the piston to force the volume to adjust to 1.48 L?  atm (b) A piston at -40.0°C contains a gas that occupies a volume of 2.5 L. To what temperature would the gas have to be heated to increase the volume to 5.6 L at constant pressure?  °C (c) A piston at 1745 torr contains a gas that occupies a volume of 4.7 L. What pressure would have to be placed on the piston to force the volume to adjust to 1.48 L?  atm

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(a) A piston at 5.4 atm contains a gas that occupies a volume of 3.5 L. What pressure would have to be placed on the piston to force the volume to adjust to 1.48 L?
 atm

(b) A piston at -40.0°C contains a gas that occupies a volume of 2.5 L. To what temperature would the gas have to be heated to increase the volume to 5.6 L at constant pressure?
 °C

(c) A piston at 1745 torr contains a gas that occupies a volume of 4.7 L. What pressure would have to be placed on the piston to force the volume to adjust to 1.48 L?
 atm

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