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Old 02-03-2009, 03:23 PM
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Those are variations of the ideal gas law. Can ideal gas laws apply to typical air at STP and STP + 2 bar?

Volume doesn't change, temperature doesn't chage (after equalizing) and the ideal gas constant doesn't change (if it even applies) so we're down to P1/n1 = P2/n2. P1 = 1 bar absolute, P2 = 3 bar absolute. If P2/P1 = 3, n2/n1 = 3. That's how I came up with 3:1 air mass ratio. But I don't know if all the stuff before getting to the P/n ratios is valid for a non ideal gas. Nor if a mole is directly proportional to mass in this situation.

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