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Default how to determine volume of hidden vessel

On Sat, 6 May 2017 14:21:09 -0700 (PDT), wrote:


That was my suggestion. Ideal gas law.
P*V=N*k*T. I think you could just use compressed
air. As long as you know the tank volume on your
compressor and have a good pressure gauge.
(T is in Kelvin)


You absolutely can NOT use the ideal gas law because none of the
gasses are ideal. The Van der Walls equation must be used. Learn all
about it he

https://opentextbc.ca/chemistry/chap...-gas-behavior/

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