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The ideal gas law can be used to derive a number of convenient equations relating directly measured quantities to properties of interest for gaseous substances and mixtures. Appropriate rearrangement of the ideal gas equation may be made to permit the calculation of gas densities and molar masses. Dalton’s law of partial pressures may be used to relate measured gas pressures for gaseous mixtures to their compositions. Avogadro’s law may be used in stoichiometric computations for chemical reactions involving gaseous reactants or products.
What is the density of laughing gas, dinitrogen monoxide, N 2 O, at a temperature of 325 K and a pressure of 113.0 kPa?
Calculate the density of Freon 12, CF 2 Cl 2 , at 30.0 °C and 0.954 atm.
4.64 g L −1
Which is denser at the same temperature and pressure, dry air or air saturated with water vapor? Explain.
A cylinder of O 2 ( g ) used in breathing by emphysema patients has a volume of 3.00 L at a pressure of 10.0 atm. If the temperature of the cylinder is 28.0 °C, what mass of oxygen is in the cylinder?
38.8 g
What is the molar mass of a gas if 0.0494 g of the gas occupies a volume of 0.100 L at a temperature 26 °C and a pressure of 307 torr?
What is the molar mass of a gas if 0.281 g of the gas occupies a volume of 125 mL at a temperature 126 °C and a pressure of 777 torr?
72.0 g mol −1
How could you show experimentally that the molecular formula of propene is C 3 H 6 , not CH 2 ?
The density of a certain gaseous fluoride of phosphorus is 3.93 g/L at STP. Calculate the molar mass of this fluoride and determine its molecular formula.
88.1 g mol −1 ; PF 3
Consider this question: What is the molecular formula of a compound that contains 39% C, 45% N, and 16% H if 0.157 g of the compound occupies l25 mL with a pressure of 99.5 kPa at 22 °C?
(a) Outline the steps necessary to answer the question.
(b) Answer the question.
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