Q. 8.47 - An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry

Question

What happens to the volume of a bicycle tire or a basketball when you use an air pump to add air?

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

The volume of a bicycle tire or a basketball when adding the air by a pump then volume is increases.

Step 1: Given Information

We need to explain what happens to the volume of a bicycle tire or a basketball when you use an air pump to add air.

Step 2: Simplify

Here, apply the principle of Avogadro's law.

A direct relationship between the volume $\left(V\right)$ of the gas and the amount of the gas $\left(n\right)$. Increasing the amount of the gas it will be followed by an increase in the volume of the gas.

Avogadro's law's formula as:

$\frac{V_1}{n_1}=\frac{V_2}{n_2}$

$V_1$ is initial volume,

$n_1$ is the amount of the gas,

$V_2$  is final volume and

$n_2$ is the amount of the gas.

Now,

When using an air pump to add air to a bicycle tire or basketball, we will increase the amount of air inside the bicycle tire or the basketball, according to Avogadro's law, an increase in the volume of the bicycle tire or the basketball.