Question

When the pressure in a certain gas cylinder with a volume of 4.50 L reaches 500 atm, the cylinder is likely to explode. if this cylinder contains 40.0 moles of argon at 25.0oC is it on the verge of exploding?

Answer 1

The cylinder is nit on the verge of exploding.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Temperature = 25.0 °C

The conversion of T( °C) to T(K) is shown below:

T(K) = T( °C) + 273.15

So,

T = (25.0 + 273.15) K = 298.15 K

Volume = 4.50 L

Moles = 40.0 mol

Using ideal gas equation as:

`PV=nRT`

where,

P is the pressure

V is the volume

n is the number of moles

T is the temperature

R is Gas constant having value = 0.0821 L.atm/K.mol

Applying the equation as:

P × 4.50 L = 40.0 mol × 0.0821 L.atm/K.mol × 298.15 K

⇒P = 217.58 atm

Pressure limit = 500 atm

Hence, the cylinder is nit on the verge of exploding.