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JEE Main 2021 — States of Matter Question with Solution

JEE Main 2021 (25 Feb Shift 1)

Question

A car tyre is filled with nitrogen gas at 35 psi at 27 °C. It will burst if pressure exceeds 40 psi. The temperature in C∘ at which the car tyre will burst is (Rounded-off to the nearest integer)

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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 70
Correct answer
70

Step-by-step explanation

P∝T

P2P1=T2 T1⇒4035=T2300

T2=342.857 K

=69.70 °C≃70 °C

Hence answer is 70

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