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Anonymous asked in Science & MathematicsChemistry · 1 month ago

one mole of a gas occupies 22.4 L at 0°C and 760 mm Hg. ?

Calculate the pressure needed to compress 2.00 moles of oxygen into a 3.00 L container maintained at 25°C?

help me pls thank u in advance

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  • 1 month ago
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    (22.4 L/mol) x (2.00 mol) = 44.8 L

    (760 mmHg) x (44.8 L / 3.00 L) x (25 + 273) K / (273 K) = 12389 mmHg =

    12400 mmHg

    [Kenny B: Knowing the molar volume relieves you from knowing any value for R.]

  • Dr W
    Lv 7
    1 month ago

    assuming.... the gas behaves ideally... (which is not usually a good assumption at pressures > 10 atm)

    .. PV = nRT

    .. P = nRT/V

    .. P = (2.00mol) * (0.08206 Latm/molK) * (298.15K) / (3.00L) = 16.3atm

    or if you want that in mmHg

    .. P = (2.00mol) * (0.08206 Latm/molK) * (298.15K) / (3.00L) * (760mmHg / 1atm)

    .. .. = 1.24x10^4 mmHg

    ************

    alternately... (still assuming ideal gas behavior)

    .. P1V1 / (n1T1) = P2V2 / (n2T2)

    .. P2 = P1 * (V1 / V2) * (T2 / T1) * (n2 / n1)

    .. P2 = 760mmHg * (22.4L / 3.00L) * (298.15K / 273.15K) * (2 mol / 1 mol)

    .. .. .. = 1.24x10^4 mmHg

    same answer

    ************

    under elevated pressures, gases don't behave ideally.  Each gas is different but they ALL deviate from ideal gas behavior.  Take ammonia for example.  via the VDW equation for real gases

    .. (P + an²/V²) * (V - nb) = nRT --> P = nRT/(V-nb) - an²/V²

    and from here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Waals_consta...

    .. a = 4.225 L² bar / mol² * (1atm/1.01325 bar) = 4.170 L² atm / mol²

    .. b = 0.0371 L/mol

    so that

    .. P = 14.9 atm = 1.13x10^4 mmHg

    and our "ideal gas" estimate was off by almost 10%

    show this to your teacher. 

  • 1 month ago

    Use the equation

    P(1)V(1)/T(1) = P(2)V(2)/T(2)

    Hence P(2) = P(1)V(1)T(2) / (T(1)V(2) 

    P(2) = 760 X22,4 X 298K / 3.00 x 273 

    P(2) = 6194.32 mm Hg 

    This is approximately 8.15 atms. 

  • KennyB
    Lv 7
    1 month ago

    Use the ideal gas equation:  PV = nRT and solve for P

    P = nRT/V = 2*(0.08206*298)/3.  You answer will be in atm.

    I don't see that you need the volume of gas at STP to solve this question.

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