Rohit transferred $500\text{ mL}$ of nitrogen gas from a $1\text{-litre}$ cylinder into an empty…

Rohit transferred $500\text{ mL}$ of nitrogen gas from a $1\text{-litre}$ cylinder into an empty $2\text{-litre}$ sealed container. What will be the final volume occupied by the nitrogen gas?
  1. $500\text{ mL}$
  2. $1\text{ litre}$
  3. $2\text{ litres}$
  4. $2.5\text{ litres}$

Solution

Gases do not have a fixed volume; they expand to fill the entire volume of the container in which they are placed.

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