What is the Tire Pressure After Temperature and Volume Changes?

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The discussion revolves around calculating tire pressure changes due to temperature and volume variations. Initially, the tire pressure is determined using the ideal gas law, with the initial conditions set at normal atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa) and a temperature of 10°C. After applying the formula, the initial tire pressure is calculated to be 400 kPa when the air is compressed to 28% of its volume and heated to 40°C. For the second part, after the temperature rises to 85°C and the volume increases by 2%, the new pressure is calculated to be approximately 449 kPa. The calculations and reasoning presented in the discussion are confirmed to be correct.
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here's another one that stumped me

An automobile tire is inflated with air originally at 10C and normal atmospheric pressure. During the process the air is compressed to 28% of its original volume and the temperature is increased to 40C.
a) what is the tire pressure?
b) after the car is driven at high speed the tire air temperature rises to 85C and the interior volume of the tire increases by 2%. what is the new tire pressure (absolute) in pascals?

the only reason why i don't know how to start this problem is because i don't know what is the initial pressure. all it says is "normal atmospheric pressure" :confused:
 
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ok i got the first part
a)

Pinitial/T initial=Pfinal/Tfinal

normal pressure= 1atm= 101.325kPa
convert temps into Kelvins
T initial= 283.15
Tfinal= 313.15

SO...

101.325/283.15=P(.28)/313.15

P= 400kPa

but now i don't know how to get the second one
I know the answer for b is 449 kPa
 
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i think i solved the second part but tell me if this makes sense at all!

the temp rises to 85C (359.15 K) and tire increases volume by 2%

so using the numbers from part A with the same equation

400/313.15=P/358.15
solve for P=457.726 BUT it's saying the volume of the tire increased by 2%
so... 2% of 457.726 is 9.154

since we got to incorporate the 2% factor i subtracted 457.726-9.154
gave me 448.57 which is 449kPa

now did i do that right??
 
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