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Question 9What pressure will be exerted by 15 g of carbon dioxide gas in a 20 L container at 0 °C?

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In this question, we need to find the value of pressure of a 15 grams sample of CO2 gas, and in order to find this value, we will be using the Ideal gas law formula, which is the following:

PV = nRT

Where:

P = pressure in atm

V = volume in liters, 20 Liters

n = number of moles

R = gas constant, 0.082

T = temperature in kelvin, 0°C = 273 K

The number of moles we need to find based on the mass in the question and based on the molar mass of CO2, 44g/mol:

44g = 1 mol

15g = x moles

44x = 15

x = 15/44

x = 0.34 moles of CO2 in 15 grams

Now we have the values to add to the formula:

P * 20 = 0.34 * 0.082 * 273

20P = 7.61

P = 7.61/20

P = 0.38 atm of pressure

The pressure will be 0.38 atm

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