A weather balloon containing 600. L of He is released nearthe equator at 1.01 atm and 305 K. It rises to a point where con-ditions are 0.489 atm and 218 K and eventually lands in the northern hemisphere under conditions of 1.01 atm and 250 K. Ifone-fourth of the helium leaked out during this journey, what isthe volume (in L) of the balloon at landing?

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A weather balloon containing 600. L of He is released nearthe equator at 1.01 atm and 305 K. It rises to a point where con-ditions are 0.489 atm and 218 K and eventually lands in the northern hemisphere under conditions of 1.01 atm and 250 K. Ifone-fourth of the helium leaked out during this journey, what isthe volume (in L) of the balloon at landing?

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