Question

An 80L capacity steel cylinder contains H2 at a pressure of 110 atm and 30 ° C, after extracting a certain amount of gas, the pressure is 80 atm at the same temperature. How many liters of hydrogen (measured under normal conditions) have been extracted?

Answer 1

2200 L

Step-by-step explanation:

Ideal gas law:

PV = nRT,

where P is absolute pressure,

V is volume,

n is number of moles,

R is universal gas constant,

and T is absolute temperature.

The initial number of moles is:

(110 atm) (80 L) = n (0.0821 L atm / K / mol) (30 + 273.15) K

n = 353.58 mol

After some gas is removed, the number of moles remaining is:

(80 atm) (80 L) = n (0.0821 L atm / K / mol) (30 + 273.15) K

n = 257.15 mol

The amount of gas removed is therefore:

n = 353.58 mol − 257.15 mol

n = 92.43 mol

At normal conditions, the volume of this gas is:

PV = nRT

(1 atm) V = (92.43 mol) (0.0821 L atm / K / mol) (273.15 K)

V = 2162.5 L

Rounded, the volume is approximately 2200 liters.