If the atmospheric pressure in the laboratory is 1.2 atm, how many moles of gas were in each syringe? (Hint: Choose one volume and temperature pair from your data table to use in your ideal gas law calculation.)

A: 2.525 x 10-4 mol

B: 2.583 x 10-4 mol

Explanation:

Part A:

Data Given:

. Temperature of water (H2O) = 21.3°C

Convert Temperature to Kelvin

T = °C + 273

T = 21.3 + 273 = 294.3 K

volume of (H2O) gaseous state = 5.1 mL

Convert mL to liter

1000 mL = 1L

5.1 ml = 5.1/1000 = 0.0051 L

Pressure = 1.2 atm

. no. of moles = ?

Solution

no. of moles can be calculated by using ideal gas formula

PV = nRT

Rearrange the equation for no. of moles

n=PV/RT (1)

where

P = pressure

V = Volume

T= Temperature

n = Number of moles

R = ideal gas constant

where

R = 0.08206 L.atm/ mol. K

Now put the value in formula (1) to calculate no. of moles of

n = 1.2 atm x 0.0051 L / 0.08206 L.atm.mol-1. K-1 x 294.3 K

n = 0.0061 atm.L / 24.162 L.atm.mol-1

n = 2.525 x 10-4 mol

no. of moles of gas (H2O) = 2.525 x 10-4 mol

Part B:

Data Given:

Temperature of water (H2) = 21.3°C

Convert Temperature to Kelvin

T = "C + 273

T= 21.3 + 273 = 294.3 K

volume of (H2) gas = 5.2 mL

Convert mL to liter

1000 mL = 1 L

5.2 ml = 5.2/1000 = 0.0052 L

Pressure = 1.2 atm

. no. of moles = ?

Solution

no. of moles can be calculated by using ideal gas formula

PV = nRT

Rearrange the equation for no. of moles

n= PV / RT (1)

where

P = pressure

V = Volume

T= Temperature

n = Number of moles

R = ideal gas constant

where

R = 0.08206 L.atm/mol. K

Now put the value in formula (1) to calculate no. of moles of

n = 1.2 atm x 0.0052 L/0.08206 L.atm.mol-1. K-1 x 294.3 K

n = 0.0062 atm.L/ 24.162 L.atm.mol-1

n = 2.583 x 10-4 mol

I

no. of moles of gas (H2) = 2.583 x 10-4 mol