A balloon contains 3.0 moles of helium gas at normal atmospheric pressure (P atm = 1.01
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A balloon contains 3.0 moles of helium gas at normal atmospheric pressure (Patm = 1.01 × 105 Pa) and room temperature (293 K).
(a) What is the volume of the balloon?
(b) The weather becomes very stormy (a hurricane is approaching), and the volume of the balloon increases by 15%. What is the new pressure?
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