Question

A cylinder of argon contains 50 L of Ar at 12.4 atm and 127°C . How many moles of argon are in the cylinder

Answer 1

18.9 moles

Step-by-step explanation:

We have the following data:

V = 50 L

P = 12.4 atm

T= 127°C + 273 = 400 K

R = 0.082 L.atm/K.mol (it is the gas constant)

We use the ideal gas equation to calculate the number of moles n of the gas:

PV = nRT

⇒ n = PV/RT = (12.4 atm x 50 L)/(0.082 L.atm/K.mol x 400 K) = 18.9 mol