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CHE 105/110 Introduction to Chemistry - Exercises and Answers

The Ideal Gas Law and Some Applications

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QUESTION ANSWER

1.

What is the ideal gas law? What is the significance of R?

1.

The ideal gas law is PV = nRT. R is the ideal gas law constant, which relates the other four variables.

3.

A sample of gas has a volume of 3.91 L, a temperature of 305 K, and a pressure of 2.09 atm. How many moles of gas are present?

3.

0.327 mol

5.

A 0.0555 mol sample of Kr has a temperature of 188°C and a volume of 0.577 L. What pressure does it have?

5.

3.64 atm

7.

A sample of 7.55 g of He has a volume of 5,520 mL and a temperature of 123°C. What is its pressure in torr?

7.

8,440 torr

9.

A sample of Ne has a pressure of 0.772 atm and a volume of 18.95 L. If its temperature is 295 K, what mass is present in the sample?

9.

12.2 g

11.

Oxygen is a product of the decomposition of mercury(II) oxide:

2HgO(s) → 2Hg(ℓ) + O2(g)

What volume of O2 is formed from the decomposition of 3.009 g of HgO if the gas has a pressure of 744 torr and a temperature of 122°C?

11.

0.230 L

13.

What is the volume of 17.88 mol of Ar at STP?

13.

401 L

15.

How many liters, at STP, of CO2 are produced from 100.0 g of C8H18, the approximate formula of gasoline?

2C8H18(ℓ) + 25O2(g) → 16CO2(g) + 18H2O(ℓ)

15.

157 L

17.

What is the density of each gas at STP?

  1. He
  2. Ne
  3. Ar
  4. Kr

17.

  1. 0.179 g/L
  2. 0.901 g/L
  3. 1.78 g/L
  4. 3.74 g/L

19.

What is the density of SF6 at 335 K and 788 torr?

19.

5.51 g/L

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