Question

An 8.5-l tire is filled with 0.55 mol of gas at a temperature of 305 k. what is the pressure of the gas in the tire?

Answer 1

1.62 atm

Step-by-step explanation:

We can solve the problem by using the ideal gas equation:

`pV=nRT`

where:

p = ? is the pressure of the gas in the tire

V = 8.5 L is the volume of the tire

n = 0.55 mol is the number of moles of the gas

R = 0.0821 atm L / K mol is the gas constant

T = 305 K is the temperature of the gas

By re-arranging the equation and substituting the numbers in, we find:

`p=(nRT)/(V)=((0.55 mol)(0.0821 Latm/Kmol)(305 K))/(8.5 L)=1.62 atm`