Q.

A bicycle tyre is filled with air having pressure of 270 kPa at 27°C. The approximate pressure of the air in the tyre when the temperature increases to 36°C is       [2023]

1 270 kPa  
2 262 kPa  
3 278 kPa  
4 360 kPa  

Ans.

(3)

Taking volume constant: P1T1=P2T2

P2=P1T1×T2=270×309300=278 kPa