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Learning About: The Ideal Gas Law

Read the textbook, pages 383 – 385, and answer the following questions.
Volume Number of moles

1. What is the ideal gas law? ____PV = nRT________

Pressure Temperature
2. In the equation you wrote above, label each variable. For example: P = pressure.
3. Table 2 has the numerical values of the gas constant, R. Which is the value of R we will be using?
(Reread the paragraph above the table if you need to). ______0.0821 (L*atm)/(K*mol)____________
4. What units of volume will we be using? _______Liters_(L)_____________
5. What units of pressure will we be using? ____atmospheres (atm)____
6. What units of temperature will we be using? ______Kelvin (K)_________
Conversions Review
1. Convert 2.5 gallons to L. 2. Convert 355 mL to L.
2.5 gal x 1L = 9.5 L 355 mL x 1L = 0.355 L
0.264 gal 1000 mL
3. Convert 78 ⁰C to K. 4. Convert 84.3 ⁰F to K.
78 + 273 = 351 K (84.3 – 32)*5/9 = 29.1 + 273 = 302 K

5. Convert 246 kPa to atm. 6. Convert 860 mmHg to atm.

246 kPa x 1 atm = 2.43 atm 860 mmHg x 1 atm = 1.1 atm
101.3 kPa 760 mmHg
Ideal Gas Law Practice
1. What pressure, in atmospheres, is exerted by 0.325 mol of hydrogen gas in a 4.08 L container at
35.0⁰C?
PV = nRT
P(4.08L) = 0.325mol (0.082 Latm/Kmol)(35+273)
P = 0.325mol (0.082 Latm/Kmol)(35+273) P = 2.01 atm
4.08L
** Units mol*L*atm*K
K mol*L
2. A tank of hydrogen gas has a volume of 22.9 L and holds 14.0 mol of the gas at 12 ⁰C. What is the
pressure of the gas in atm?
PV = nRT
P(22.9L) = 14.0mol(0.082 Latm/Kmol)(12+273)
P = 14.0mol(0.0821 Latm/Kmol)(12+273) P = 14 atm
22.9L
3. A gas sample occupies 8.77 L at 20 ⁰C. What is the pressure, in kilopascals, given that there are
1.45 mol of gas in the sample?
PV = nRT
P(8.77 L) = 1.45mol(0.0821 Latm/Kmol)(20+273)
P = 1.45mol(0.0821 Latm/Kmol)(20+273)
8.77 L
P = 3.977 atm x 101.3 kPa = 400 kPa
1 atm
 4. What volume (in milliliters) at STP will be occupied by 0.0035 mol of methane, CH4?
PV = nRT
(1 atm)V = 0.0035mol (0.0821Latm/Kmol)(273 K)
V = 0.0035mol (0.0821Latm/Kmol)(273 K)
1 atm
V = 0.07845 L x 1000 mL = 78 mL
5. A sample of argon gas at STP occupies 56.2 liters. How many moles of argon gas are there in the
sample?
PV = nRT
1.0atm(56.2L) = n(0.0821 Latm/Kmol)(273 K)
n= 1.0atm(56.2L)
(0.0821 Latm/Kmol)(273 K)
n = 2.51 mol Ar
Ideal Gas Law Practice + Molar Mass Conversions
1. Convert 25 g of H2O to moles.
25 g H2O x 1 mol H2O = 1.4 mol H2O
18.016 g H2O
2. Convert 1.72 moles of hydrogen gas (H2) to grams.
1.72 mol H2 x 2.016 g H2 = 3.47 g H2
1 mol H2
3. A sample of chlorine gas occupies 48.0 L at 700.0 mm Hg and 20.0 °C. How many grams of
chlorine gas are in the sample?
PV = nRT 700 mmHg x 1 atm = 0.9211 atm
0.9211atm(48L) = n(0.0821Latm/molK)(293K) 760 mmHg
n= 0.9211atm(48L)
(0.0821Latm/molK)(293K)
n = 1.838 mol Cl2 x 70.906 g Cl2 = 130. g Cl2
1 mol Cl2
4. How many grams of nitrogen gas (N2) does it take to occupy 120 liters at a pressure of 2.3
atmospheres and a temperature of 33⁰C?
PV = nRT
2.3 atm(120L) = n(0.0821Latm/Kmol)(33+273K)
n= 2.3 atm(120L)
(0.0821Latm/Kmol)(306K)
n = 10.986 mol N2 x 28.014 g N2 = 310 g N2
1 mol N2
5. How many grams of oxygen gas are in a 15 gallon scuba canister if the temperature of the canister
is 300K and the pressure is 205 kPa?
15 gal x 1L = 56.8L 205 kPa x 1 atm = 2.02 atm
0.264gal 101.3kPa

PV = nRT
2.02atm(56.8L) = n(0.0821Latm/molK)(300K)
n= 2.02atm(56.8L)
(0.0821Latm/molK)(300K)
n = 4.6584 mol O2 x 32 g O2 = 200 g O2
1 mol O2