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What is the amount of argon that fills?
1) 1.5 kg
2) 2 kg
3) 3 kg
4) 4 kg

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Final answer:

The question regarding the amount of argon that fills a certain mass cannot be directly answered without additional context about the conditions under which the argon is measured. Argon's volume and mass relationships depend on its temperature and pressure, and the ideal gas law can provide the calculations needed when those conditions are known.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question appears to be asking for the amount of argon that fills a certain mass, but without additional context, it's impossible to give a direct answer. In chemistry, the amount of a gas that fills a certain mass would depend on the conditions of temperature and pressure, as well as the specific volume it occupies.

Using principles from the ideal gas law (PV=nRT), we can answer related question about argon's behavior under different conditions. For instance, in example Exercise 11.4.4, finding the number of moles of argon in a steel cylinder at 145 atm and 10°C, we could then calculate how many 15.0 mL light bulbs it could fill at 1.00 atm and 25°C. Another related example could be from Example 11.8.2 and 6.7.2, where a 4.22 mol sample of Ar is given, and we find its volume using the gas laws.

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