Changes in Pressure
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Changes in Pressure
Why is the ratio (P1/P2) in the equation deltaS=nRln(P1/P2) instead of (P2/P1) like with the case of changing volume and changing temperature?
Re: Changes in Pressure
It has to do with the equation PV=nRT. P and V are inversely related, so in the formula, you would also have to make sure your terms are inverses. It should be that if you have P1 corresponding to V1 and a P2 corresponding to a V2, which you can find one by the other through PV=nRT, deltaS=nRln(P1/P2) will yield you the same answer as deltaS=nRln(T2/T1).
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Re: Changes in Pressure
as given by Boyle's law, P1V1=P2V2. If you divide the P2 over to the left and the V1 over to the right, the relation becomes
P1/P2 = V2/V1. The left side of the equation is therefore interchangeable with the ratio on the right
P1/P2 = V2/V1. The left side of the equation is therefore interchangeable with the ratio on the right
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Re: Changes in Pressure
Because the equation P1V1=P2V2 is true, you can manipulate it so P1/P2=V2/V1
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Re: Changes in Pressure
This is tied back to the equation PV=nRT. Due to 'P' and 'V' being multiplied together, they are inversely proportional. When volume goes up, pressure goes down and vice versa.
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Re: Changes in Pressure
because of the ideal gas law, pressure and volume have an inverse relationship and thus when volume increases, pressure decreases.
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