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A sample of xenon gas collected at a pressure of 1.15 atm and a temperature of 279 K is found to
occupy a volume of 786 milliliters. How many moles of Xe gas are in the sample?
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n = 0.0395 mol Xe

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the ideal gas law:

PV = nRT

n = PV/RT

= (1.15 atm)(0.786 L)/(0.08205 L-atm/mol-K)(279K)

= 0.0395 mol Xe

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