COMBINED GAS LAW

COMBINED GAS LAW

Answer the following problems:
1. Helium gas has a volume of 250 ml at 0°C at 1.0 atm. What will be the final pressure if the volume is
reduced to 100 ml at 45°C?

2. The volume of a gas at 27°C and 700.0 mmHg is 600.0 ml. What is the volume of the gas at -20.0°C
and 500.0 mmHg?

3. A 2.5 L of nitrogen gas exerts a pressure of 760 mmHg at 473 K. What temperature is needed to reduce
the volume to 1.75 L at 1140 torr?
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Using this equation of combined gas laws, V1P1T2 = V2P2T1 the answers are
provided in the following problems:

1. Answer:
P2 = V1P1T2 / V2T1
= (250mL) (1.0atm.)(45°C + 273.15 ) / (100. mL)
(0°C + 273.15)
= 2.9 atm.
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2. Answer:
V2 = V1P1T2 / P2T1
= (600. mL)(700. mmHg)( -20.0°C) / (500. mmHg)
(27°C + 273.15)
= 708 mL
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3. Answer:
T2 = V2P2T1 / V1P1
= ( 1.75L ) ( 1140torr )( 473K ) / (2.5L ) ( 760 mmHg )

Since 1 mmHg = 1 torr, then

T2 = ( 1.75L ) ( 1140torr )( 473K ) / (2.5L ) ( 760 torr )
= 496.65 ≈ 5.0 x102 K
 IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW THE PROPERTIES OF GASES
AFFECT US AND OUR ENVIRONMENT. THERE IS A LOT MORE AS YOU MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT ACTIVITIES.

DO YOU STILL REMEMBER THE MOLE CONCEPT? CAN YOU STILL RECALL
WHAT A MOLE MEANS? THE NUMBER OF MOLES QUANTIFIES THE AMOUNT OF A
SUBSTANCE. WHAT COULD BE THE POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIP OF THE AMOUNT OF
GAS IN A MOLE TO ITS VOLUME? CAN YOU MAKE A PREDICTION ABOUT IT?
 During the first half of the nineteenth century, Lorenzo
Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro, Count of Quaregna and
Cerreto, made important contributions in shedding light on
reaction stoichiometry. He provided explanations as to why
compounds reacted in definite ratios and on how the amount
of gas affects its volume. Experimentally, the most
convenient way of quantifying the amount of gas is through
its mass. Avogadro played an important role in providing
evidence of the existence of atoms. Eventually the number
Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro
of molecules in a mole is named after him.
Count Amedeo Avogadro

(1776 – 1856)
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Volume ( L ) No. of Moles ( mol ) V/n ( L / mol )

2.50 0.50
5.00 1.0
7.50 1.5
10.00 2.0
12.50 2.5
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Volume ( L ) No. of Moles ( mol ) V/n ( L / mol )

2.50 0.50 5.0
5.00 1.0 5.0
7.50 1.5 5.0
10.00 2.0 5.0
12.50 2.5 5.0
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Let’s have more problem sets! Avogadro’s Hypothesis and this equation, V1n2 = V2n1, is used to
provide answers to the following questions:
1. A 7.25 L sample of nitrogen gas is determined to contain 0.75 mole of nitrogen. How many
moles of nitrogen gas would there be in a 20 L sample provided the temperature and pressure
remains the same.

2. Consider the following chemical equation:

2NO2 (g) N2O4 (g)

If 50.0 mL of NO2 gas is completely converted to N2O4 gas, under the same conditions, what
volume will the N2O4 occupy?
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TRY AGAIN!
Suppose we have 24.4 L pure sample containing 1.0 mole of
oxygen gas at a pressure of 0.50 atm and temperature of
10ºC. If all of the oxygen gas were converted into ozone gas,
what will be the volume of the ozone produced, considering
that the temperature and pressure remain the same.
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