Name: __________________________ Section: _____ Date: ________

Assignment in Gases:

Answer/Solve the following:

1. Why do your ears “pop” in an airplane?

2. What are the standard temperatures and pressure? Why is a standard necessary?

3. On a cold winter morning when the temperature is –13⁰C, the air pressure in an automobile tire is 1.5
atm. If the volume does not change, what is the pressure after the tire has warmed to 15⁰C?

4. The volume of a gas collected when the temperature is 11.0 ⁰C and the pressure is 710 mm Hg
measures 14.8 mL. What is the calculated volume of the gas at 20.0⁰C and 740 mm Hg?

5. A 1.00 L sample of a gas has a mass of 1.92 g at STP. What is the molar mass or molecular weight of
the gas?