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Two containers of gas have the same volume, temperature and pressure. One container has a sample of oxygen gas having a mass of 3.95g. The other container has a gas with a mass of 2.99g. Determine the molar mass of the gas in the second container.

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Answer:

24.3

Step-by-step explanation:

Two containers of gas have the same volume, temperature and pressure. One container has a sample of oxygen gas having a mass of 3.95g. The other container has a gas with a mass of 2.99g. Determine the molar mass of the gas in the second container.

O2 has a molar mass of 16 X 2 =32

the number of moles for O2 is the weight divided by the molar mass or, but since the two container have the same P,V, AND T they have the same number of moles since

PV =nRT

SO

the weight of the gas in the second container divided by its molar mass =

0.123

or

2.99/? = 0.123

so

? = 2.99/o.123 = 24.3

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