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How
many
molecules
are
there
in
1
L
of
air
at
T1
=
0
ºC
and
at
T2
=
25
ºC?
1.
Write
out
what
you
have
and
see
if
you
need
to
convert
anything
to
SI
units
V=
1
L
(not
SI)
=
0.001
m3
T1
=
0
ºC
(not
SI)
=
0
ºC
+
273
=
273
K
T2
=
25
ºC
(not
SI)
=
25
ºC
+
273
=
298
K
NA
=
6.022
x
1023
mol
(we
need
this
because
we
are
looking
for
the
number
of
molecules!)
kB
=
1.38
x
10-‐23
J/K
(Boltzmann’s
constant)
P
=
1.01
x
105
Pa
(atmospheric
pressure)
2.
Determine
the
equation
you
need
to
use
PV
=NkBT
3.
Solve
for
molecules
(N)
N
=
PV/kBT
4.
Plug
in
the
values!
Solve
separately
for
each
temperature
N1
=
((1.01
x
105
Pa)(
0.001
m3))
/
((1.38
x
10-‐23
J/K)(273
K))
N1
=
2.687
x
1022
molecules
N2
=
((1.01
x
105
Pa)(
0.001
m3))
/
((1.38
x
10-‐23
J/K)(298
K))
N2
=
2.461
x
1022
molecules
Express
these
numbers
in
moles!
N1
=
2.687
x
1022
molecules
x
(1
mol/
6.022
x
1023
molecules)
=
0.04462
mol
(we
divide
by
avagadro’s
number
to
find
the
number
of
moles)
N2
=
2.461
x
1022
molecules
x
(1
mol/
6.022
x
1023
molecules)
=
0.0409
mol
How
many
Liters
would
each
mole
take
up
at
these
temperatures?!
As
long
as
the
gas
is
ideal,
1
mole
=
22.4L.
You
can
double
check
this
with
our
numbers.
1L
/
0.04462
mol
=
22.4L