Question

A 44.01 g sample of CO2 has a volume of 22400 ml. If you condensed the gas to

form dry ice (density = 1.6 g/ml), what would the new volume be? (round to 2
decimals)

Answer 1

To convert the volume of carbon dioxide gas to the volume of dry ice, divide the mass of CO2 by the density of dry ice. The answer, rounded to two decimal places, is 27.51 ml.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question involves converting the volume of carbon dioxide gas (CO2) to the volume it would occupy as a solid, known as dry ice, given its density. We are provided with an initial mass of 44.01 g CO2 and know that the density of dry ice is 1.6 g/ml.

To find the new volume as dry ice, use the equation density = mass/volume. Rearranging this equation to solve for volume gives us volume = mass/density.

Rounding to two decimal places, the calculation is as follows:

volume = 44.01 g / 1.6 g/ml = 27.51 ml.

Therefore, the new volume of the CO2 when it is condensed into dry ice is 27.51 ml.