Question

On a summer day, you take a road trip through Death Valley, California, in an antique car. You start out at a temperature of 21°C, but the temperature in Death Valley will reach a peak of 51°C. The tires on your car hold 15.6 L of nitrogen gas at a starting pressure of 249 kPa. The tires will burst when the internal pressure (Pb) reaches 269 kPa. Answer the following questions and show your work.

Answer 1

Where is the question?

Answer 2

Apply Gay Lussac's Law
\[\frac{P _{1} }{ T_{1} }=\frac{P _{2} }{ T_{2} }\]
P= Pressure and T = Temperature in K