A gas at 5.00 atm pressure was stored in a tank during the winter at 5.0 °C.During the summer,the temperature in the storage area reached 40.0 °C.What was the pressure in the gas tank in the summer?

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Using the ideal gas law, the pressure is directly proportional to the temperature in Kelvin. Convert temperatures to Kelvin (5°C = 278K, 40°C = 313K) and use P1/T1 = P2/T2 to find P2: (5 atm / 278K) = (P2 / 313K), solving gives P2 ≈ 5.63 atm.

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