Question

If I have 4 moles of a gas at a pressure of 5.6 atm and a volume of 12 Liters, what is the temperature in Kelvin(K)

Answer 1

205 K (to 3 significant figures)

Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming that 4 moles of the gas behaves like an ideal gas and obey the kinetic molecular theory.

Let's apply the ideal gas law, pV= nRT.

Here p denotes the pressure of the gas, V is for volume, n is the number of moles of the gas, R is the universal gas constant and T is the temperature.

Substitute the given information into the equation:

5.6 atm ×12 L= 4 mol ×R ×T

Since pressure is in atm and volume is in L, we can use R= 0.08206 L atm K⁻¹ mol⁻¹.

5.6 atm ×12 L= 4 mol ×0.08206 L atm K⁻¹ mol⁻¹ ×T

T= 67.2 ÷0.32824

T= 204.73 (5 s.f.)

T= 205 K (3 s.f.)