Question

A 1.00 L volume of dry air is sealed inside of a round flask and brought to a temperature of 50.0°C in

a hot water bath. If the pressure gauge reads 3.60 atm, how many moles of gas are in the sample of

air?

Answer 1

0.136mol

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the general gas law equation as follows:

PV = nRT

Where;

P = pressure (atm)

V = volume (Litres)

n = number of moles (mol)

R = gas constant (0.0821 Latm/mol K)

T = temperature (K)

K = °C + 273

K = 50°C + 273

K = 323K

According to this question, P = 3.6atm, T = 323K, V = 1.00L, R = 0.0821 Latm/mol K, n = ?

3.6 × 1 = n × 0.0821 × 323

3.6 = 26.52n

n = 3.6/25.52

n = 0.1357

n = 0.136mol