N2 gas in a container is contracted by one third of the original volume to a total of 12 dm3 isothermally. The pressure is now 2 bar, what was the original pressure before the contraction?

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N2 gas in a container is contracted by one third of the original volume to a total of 12 dm3 isothermally. The pressure is now 2 bar, what was the original pressure before the contraction? 

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