UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

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Centre for Foundation Studies

Course Code : FHSC1114
Foundation In Science
Course Title : Physical Chemistry
Year 1 Trimester 1
Session
: 2016/05
Ms Amelia Chiang, Ms Azlina Banu, Mr Law SP, Ms Lily Lee, Ms Edayu,
Ms Subhashini, Ms Jamie Anne, Mr Ng SK, Ms Phang YN, Ms Precilla Robert,
Ms Rachel Tham, Ms Rajalakshmi, Ms Shazwani, Ms Tan GL, Ms Tan LS

Tutorial 4: Topic 4 States of Matter

1.

(a)

A sample of argon gas occupies 105 mL at 0.871 atm. Assume that the
temperature remains constant, determine the volume (in L) at 26.3 kPa.
(Ans: 0.352 L)

(b)

An engineer pumps air at 0 C into a newly designed piston-cylinder

assembly. The volume is measured to be 6.83 mL. Calculate the temperature
(in K) when the volume increases to 9.75 mL.
(Ans: 390 K)

2.

An ideal gas in a 1.75 L container exerts a pressure of 1.00 atm at 0 C. Determine the
required change in temperature to adjust the pressure of gas to 1.55 atm after it has
been transferred to a 1.40 L container.
(Ans: 65.6 C)

3.

At s.t.p., a tank measuring 26.0 m2 is filled with an unknown gas. Determine the
number of moles of the unknown gas occupying the tank, given that the height of the
tank is 3.0 m.
(Ans: 3.482 103 mol)

4.

A nitrogen-containing gas has a molar mass of 80.052 g mol1. Determine the density
(in g L1) of the gas at 25 C and 402 mm Hg.
(Ans: 1.731 g L1)
[Sep 2015]

5.

A mixture of noble gases contains 4.46 moles of neon (Ne), 0.74 mole of krypton (Kr)
and y mole of xenon (Xe) at a pressure of 2 atm.

6.

(a)

Determine the number of mole of xenon, y, if the partial pressure of neon is

1.214 atm.
(Ans: 2.148 mol)

(b)

Determine the partial pressure of krypton.

Water has a vapor pressure of 24 mmHg at 25 C and 182 mm Hg at 67 C. Calculate

the enthalpy of vaporization (in kJ mol1).
(Ans: 40.68 kJ mol1)

Appendix:
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(Ans: 0.2 atm)

[Sep 2014]

0 C = 273.2 K

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3.

= 0.082057 L.atm.K1.mol1
= 8.314 J.K1.mol1
= 8.314 N.m.K1.mol1