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At what temperature will .100 moles of CO2 occupy 2.00L at 1.31 atm?

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Answer: T = 319.5 K

Explanation: We will use the formula of Ideal Gas Law and derive for temperature. Ideal Gas Law is expressed in PV = nRT. The derived formula for T will be:

T = PV / nR

= 1.31 atm (2.00 L) / 0.100 mole ( 0.082 L.atm/ mole.K )

= 319.5 K

Cancel the units of atm, L and moles.

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