Question

Carbon Monoxide is a toxic gas that is colorless and tasteless. How many moles of CO are in 1 L of the gas at STP?

28 moles

0.045 moles

22.4 moles

0.224 moles

Answer 1

0.045 moles

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data:

Moles of CO = ?

Volume of gas = 1 L

Temperature and pressure = standard

Solution:

The given problem will be solve by using general gas equation,

PV = nRT

P= Pressure

V = volume

n = number of moles

R = general gas constant = 0.0821 atm.L/ mol.K

T = temperature in kelvin

n = PV/RT

n = 1 atm× 1L / 0.0821 atm.L/mol.K × 273 K

n = 1 atm.L / 22.41 atm.L/mol

n = 0.045 mol