Quiz 1: 210911

Given the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases consisting of 6.20 g of

methane, 1.60 g of hydrogen and 8.20 g of nitrogen at 25C is 6.00 atm.
Calculate:

Note: R = 0.0821 L.atm/mol.K, CH4 = 16, H2 = 2, N2 = 28

a) The volume of the container

nCH4 =6.20/16 = 0.388

nH2 = 1.60/2 = 0.8

nN2 = 8.20/28 = 0.293

ntotal = 0.388 + 0.8 + 0.293 = 1.481

V = 1.481(0.0821)(298)/6 = 6.04 L

b) The partial pressure of each gas

PCH4 = 0.388/1.481 * 6 = 1.572 atm

PH2 = 0.8/1.481 * 6 = 3.241 atm

PN2 = 6 1.572 3.241 = 1.187 atm