Deviation from ideal behavior?

Question

Discuss the following phenomena in terms of the gas laws;
A. the pressure increase in a car tire on a hot day
B. the "popping" of a paper bag
C. the expansion of a weather ballon as it rises in the air
D. the loud noise heard when a lightbulb shatters.

Answer 1

Hi. OK, I know it's your homework. Better for you to understand than get an answer. Gas and pressure and temperature are inter-related. Take a volume of gas and heat it and the pressure increases if the volume is held steady. Take a container of gas and exert pressure on it until the container fails. Take an expandable container and reduce the outside pressure. Heat a container until it fails from overpressure. Now, connect the dots...