Question

If I have an unknown quantity of gas at a pressure of 1.35 atm, a volume of 25 liters, and a temperature of 300. K, how many moles of gas do I have?

Answer 1

We can use the ideal gas law to solve for the number of moles of gas:

PV = nRT

where P is pressure, V is volume, n is the number of moles, R is the gas constant, and T is temperature in Kelvin.

Plugging in the given values:

(1.35 atm)(25 L) = n(0.0821 L·atm/mol·K)(300 K)

n = (1.35 atm)(25 L) / (0.0821 L·atm/mol·K)(300 K)

n = 1.29 mol

Therefore, there are 1.29 moles of gas in the container.