Answer: The initial temperature was 263 K
Explanation:
Combined gas law is the combination of Boyle's law, Charles's law and Gay-Lussac's law.
The combined gas equation is,
[tex]\frac{P_1V_1}{T_1}=\frac{P_2V_2}{T_2}[/tex]
where,
[tex]P_1[/tex] = initial pressure of gas = 0.939 atm
[tex]P_2[/tex] = final pressure of gas = 1.00 atm
[tex]V_1[/tex] = initial volume of gas = 9.40 L
[tex]V_2[/tex] = final volume of gas = 10.0 L
[tex]T_1[/tex] = initial temperature of gas = ?
[tex]T_2[/tex] = final temperature of gas = [tex]25^oC=273+25=298K[/tex]
Now put all the given values in the above equation, we get:
[tex]\frac{0.939\times 9.40}{T_1}=\frac{1.00\times 10.0}{298}[/tex]
[tex]T_1=263K[/tex]
Thus the initial temperature was 263 K