Gases Practice Questions

These page numbers are from Merrill.

P. 472-473
#27, 28, 30(a), 31(a), 34, 36, 37(a), 40(a), 41(a), 43(a), 44, 47, 48, 50, 51, 53, 58
P. 494-496
#35, 36(a), 37(b), 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 53, 58, 62, 65
Answers
27. 0oC, 101.3 kPa, STP
28. temperature, volume and number of particles
30a. P1V1 = P2V2, V2 = P1V1/P2 = 80.8 kPa x 817 mL / 101.3 kPa = 651.7 = 652 mL
31a. P1V1 = P2V2, V2 = P1V1/P2 = .600 m3 x 110.0 kPa / 62.4 kPa = 1.0577 = 1.06 m3
34. P1V1 = P2V2, P2 = P1V1/V2 = 4.3 dm3 x 105.0 / 2.8 dm3 = 161.25 = 160 kPa
36. a. Over any body of water, some molecules are in the gas phase. This water vapour has a
pressure.
b. The observed pressure of a gas includes this water vapour pressure so it is artificially high.
c. Subtract the vapour pressure from the oxygen pressure to get oxygens actual pressure.
Vapour pressure depends on the temperature of the water so the temperature of the water must
be known (and the vapour pressure at different temperatures must be known, too)
37a. At 12oC, water vapour pressure is 1.4 kPa (p. 459) so dry pressure is 84.1 1.4 = 82.7
kPa.
P1V1 = P2V2, V2 = P1V1/P2 = 82.7 kPa x 871 mL / 101.3 kPa = 711.07 mL = 711 mL
40a. V1/T1 = V2/T2, V2 = V1T2/T1 (T in K), V2 = 5.93 mL x 273 K / 492 K = 3.2904 mL = 3.29
mL
41a. V1/T1 = V2/T2, V2 = V1T2/T1 (T in K), V2 = 2.97 m3 x 502 K / (72 + 273)K = 4.3215 m3 =
4.3 m3.
43a. PV/T = P2V2/T2, V2 = PVT2/P2T = 654 mL x 65.3 kPa x 277 / (108.7 kPa x 279) = 390.06
mL = 390. L
44. PV/T = P2V2/T2, V2 = PVT2/P2T = 101.3 kPa x 325 mL x 293 K / (93.3 kPa x 273 K) =
378.718 mL = 379 mL
47. PV/T = P2V2/T2, P2 = PVT2/V2T = 99.7 kPa x .00304 m3 x 298 K / (.00325 m3 x 285 K) =
97.511 kPa = 97.5 kPa

48. Diffusion is the movement of material from high concentration (pressure) to low
concentration. Effusion is the movement of gas through a small opening. (This is hardly
important but it is one of those trivia questions.)
50. a. CO2 b. C3H8 c. N2 d. SO3
51. KE is related to temperature. If two gases are at the same temperature, they must have the
same average kinetic energy. (m1/m2)-1/2 = v2/v1 ( mO2/mHe)-1/2 = vHe/vO2, (32/4)-1/2 = 2.828
53. Low pressure, high temperature (normal pressure and temperature)
58. a. v/2 b. 2V c. 4V d. 2/3V e. V f. 1/4V g. 3/8V h. 5/16 V
P. 494
35. 22.4 L
36a. moles = vol of gas/22.4 L/mol = 168 L/22.4 L/mol = 7.5 mol
37b. vol of gas = 22.4 L/mol x mol = 22.4 L/mol x .00545 = .12208 L = .122 L
39. PV = nRT, P = nRT/V, P = 0.400 mol x 8.31 LkPa/Kmol x 300 K / 10.0 L = 99.72 kPa = 99.7
kPa
40. PV = nRT, n = PV/RT, n = 389 kPa x (104 m3 x 1000L/m3) / 8.31 LkPa/Kmol x 298 K =
16336.7 mol = 1.63 x 104 mol
41. PV = nRT, V = nRT/P, V = 12 mol x 8.31 LkPa/Kmol x 325 K / 500 kPa = 64.818 L = 65 L
42. PV = nRT, T = PV/nR, T = 200 kPa x 10.9 L / .877 mol x 8.31 LkPa/Kmol = 299.13 K = 299
K
43. MM = mass/mol. n = PV/RT, 105 kPa x .500 L / 8.31 LkPa/Kmol x 250 K = .02527 mol
MM = 1.00 g / .02527 mol = 39.57 g/mol = 40. g/mol

46.
Fe2O3 +
Mass

15.7 g

Mm

159.6 g/mol

Mol

.098371 mol

3CO

2Fe +

3CO2

.29511

Vol
Conc
Since it is at STP, .29511 mol x 22.4 L/mol = 6.6105 L = 6.61 L
53a
2ZnS +

3O2

2ZnO +

Mass

418 g

348.976

Mm

97.5 g/mol

81.4

Mol

4.287 mol

Vol
LR

8.258

2SO2

4.287

185 L
2.14

2.7529

349 g ZnO produced

2ZnS +
Mass

4.66 g

Mm

97.5 g/mol

Mol

.04779 mol

Vol
LR

3O2

2ZnO +

.05580
1.25 L

.023897

.0186

Since it is at STP, .03720 mol x 22.4 L/mol = .833333 L = .833 L

58

2SO2

.03720

2Ag +
M

2.51

Mm

107.9

Mol

.02326

Cl2

2AgCl

.01163

Vol
P

99.2

297

V = nRT/P = .01163 x 8.31 LkPa/Kmol x 297 K / 99.2 kPa = .28938 L = .289 L

62. a. LR = iron b. LR = oxygen c. LR = ? iron? d. LR = Charcoal

65. Total Volume = vol argon + vol hydrogen + vol nitrogen
V = mol / 22.4 L
V = M/mm/22.4 L/mol, Vargon = 1.5g / 39.9g/mol / 22.4 L/mol = .001678 L
mol = M/mm
VH2 = .05 g / 2 g/mol / 22.4 L/mol = .001116 L
VN2 = 0.25 g / 28 g/mol /22.4 L/mol = .0003986
Total Volume = .0031926 L = .0032 L