Chapter 14.3, Problem 25R

To determine

The effect on the balloon due to the pressure 202 kPa.

Explanation of Solution

Introduction:

The atmospheric pressure is the pressure exerted by the surrounding air on the surface of the earth. The value of the atmospheric pressure on the surface of the earth is 101 kPa.

Boyle’s law describes the pressure volume behavior of the gas at constant temperature. If the pressure of the gas increases then the volume of the gas decrease.

The pressure on the balloon at the ocean is 202 kPa, which is two times of the atmospheric pressure at the surface of the earth. So, the volume of the balloon reduces to the half the value of volume at the surface of the earth.

Conclusion:

Thus, the volume of the balloon becomes half the volume of the balloon on the surface of the earth at the pressure 202 kPa.