Example (5) 10.6 g of anhydrous sodium carbonate was added to 100 cm 3 of 1.60 M HCl at 32 oC and 0.98 atm.

Find the volume of gas evolved.

(b) Reacting volumes Gay Lussac's Law: When gases react, they do so in volumes which bear a SIMPLE RATIO to one another, and to the volumes of the products if gaseous, all volumes being measured under the same conditions of temperature and pressure. Example (1) Calculate the volume of oxygen required for the complete combustion of 100 cm3 of ethane, C2H6. What is the volume of carbon dioxide and water formed, assuming all the volumes are measured at room temperature and pressure? Given that: 2 C2H6 (g) + 7 O2 (g) 4 CO2 (g) + 6 H2O (l)

Example (2) 72.0 cm3 of a mixture of methane (CH4) and ethane (C2H4) was exploded with excess oxygen. The volume of the resulting gas was found to decrease by 96.0 cm3 when treated with concentrated sodium hydroxide solution (used to absorb carbon dioxide). Assuming constant pressure of 0.97 atm and temperature of 20.0 oC throughout, calculate the (a) composition by volume (b) number of moles of methane in the original mixture.

Example (3) 15 cm3 of a gaseous compound (containing only carbon and hydrogen) was mixed with 100 cm3 of oxygen which was in excess. The mixture was exploded and after cooling, the residual volume was 85 cm3. On adding concentrated aqueous potassium hydroxide, the volume decreased to 55 cm3. Calculate the molecular formula of the compound, assuming all volumes were measured under room conditions.