AIPMT MAINS2011Physics-Thermodynamics

AIPMT MAINS 2011 Physics Gas Laws MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-numerical-Medium-Class 11

A bubble of air is underwater at temperature 15°C and the pressure 1.5 bar. If the bubble rises to the surface where the temperature is 25°C and the pressure is 1.0 bar what will happen to the volume of the bubble?

A

Volume will become smaller by a factor of 0.70

B

Volume will become greater by a factor of 2.5

C

Volume will become greater by a factor of 1.6

D

Volume will become greater by a factor of 1.1

Correct Answer

Option C

Detailed Explanation

Using the combined gas law, the volume increases by a factor of 1.6 as the bubble rises to the surface.

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