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At stp 22gm of CO2 gas occupies volume of

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Step-by-step explanation:

Use the Ideal Gas Law :

PV = n RT

STP = standard temp and pressure = 273.15 K and 1 atm

n = number of moles

CO2, (using table of elements) ,

has mole weight of 12.011 +2*15.999=~ 44 gm/mole

20 gm / 44gm/mole = .455 mole of CO2

R = gas constant = .082057 L atm /(K mole)

Plug in the numbers and solve for 'V'

(1 atm ) V = .455 * .082057 * 273.15

V = 10.2 liters

Here is another way:

....knowing that a mole of gas occupies 22.4 L /mole at STP

22.4 L / mole * .455 mole = ~10.2 liters

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