A sample of helium has a volume of 325 mL and a pressure of 655 mmHg. What will be the pressure, in mmHg, if the sample of helium is compressed to 125 mL (T, n constant)? (Show calculations.)
Volume and pressure are presumed to be inversely proportional. Hence a change in volume by a factor of 125/325 = 5/13 is expected to change the pressure by a factor of 13/5:
