Dalisay, Sofia Rose D.

Sir Atlas Adonis Cerbo

Section: 51043

Problem Set no 1b: Real gases and Kinetic Molecular Theory

1) Estimate the molar volume of CO2 at 400 K and 125 atm by treating it as a Van der
Waals gas.
2) Cylinders of compressed gas are typically filled to a pressure of 200 bar. For oxygen,
what would be the molar volume at this pressure and 25 0C based on a) the perfect gas
law; b) the van der Waals equation. For oxygen, a=1.364 atm 2L2/mol2 and b=3.19x 10-2
L/mol.
3) Calculate the mean free path of molecules in air using σ=0.43 nm 2 at 250C and a)10.0
atm; b) 1.0 atm; c) 1.0 x 10-6 atm.
4) Determine the ratios of the mean speeds of He and Hg atoms at 250C.
5) At what pressure does the
mean free path of Argon at
250 C become comparable to
the diameters of the atoms
themselves?