SCIENCE GRADE 10

GAS LAWS WORKSHEET

Name: Kristoffer Deocareza Section: Humility

Read and understand the problems given on gas laws. Determine if the given steps
to solve the problem are right or wrong. Put a Yes under the correct column then
explain your answer. A sample problem is given as a guide for you in answering
the questions.

Sample Problem

If 3.5 L of gas was collected at 2.5 atm, what will be its volume if the pressure was
changed to 1520 torr?

Steps Righ Wr Explanation

t ong
1. P1V1 = P2V2 Yes Because the unknown
requires a change in
volume after a change in
pressure, the problem is
related to Boyle's law.
2. Given: Except for the final
V1 = 3.5 L Yes pressure or P2, which
P1 = 2.5 atm should be 1520 torr, these
V2 = n are the given data in the
P1 = 1520 torr problem.
3. P1V1 = P2V2 Formula derivation.
P2V2 = P1V1
V2 = P1V1 Yes
P2
4. V2 = P1V1
P2
5. V2 = 2.5 atm ( 3.5 L) Yes The initial and final
 1520 torr pressures have different
= .0057 L or .006L units. After converting
1520 to atm, replace the
provided in the solution.
Using the value of the
converted pressure 1520 1 atm = 760 torr
torr = 2 atm
1520 torr = 1 atm
V2 = 2.5 atm ( 3.5 L) 760 torr
(1520 torr) 2 atm N = 1520 torr
= 4.375 L 760 torr
N =2
The answer is now correct
because according to
Boyle’s law, a decrease in
pressure, from 2.5 atm to
2 atm will cause an
increase in volume, from
3.5 L to 4.375 L.

Problem 1.
At 409.5 K a sample of gas has a volume of 34.5 cm3. If the pressure remains
constant, what will be the volume of the same sample of gas at 200C?

Righ Wr
Steps t ong Explanation
P1V1 = P2V2 The formula is inappropriate
for the case because it states
that pressure remains constant,
hence Charles' Law should be
Yes
employed instead:
V1 V2
=
T1 T2

Given: These are the proper problem

V1 = 34.5 cm3 data, and they reveal that the
new volume (V2) is unknown,
T1 = 409.5 K Yes
which is what needs to be
V2 = n solved.
T2 = 200 C
V1 = V2 The derivation is wrong since
T1 T2 the divisor should be the initial
temperature (T1), which can be
V2 = V1T2T1 found by cross multiplying and
applying the division property
Yes
of equality. The correct formula
is as follows:
V 1T 2
V 2=
T1

The Celsius to Kelvin

T2 = 20 C
0 conversion is correct. After all,
273 K equals 0°C, so adding
= 200 C + 273 Yes
273 is reasonable.
= 293 K

V2 = V1T2 Yes The method, or how it was

T1 solved, is right, but the end
result is incorrect. The updated
 V2 = 34.5 cm3 (293 K) volume or final answer should
409.5 K be 24.685 cm3.
= 24.645 cm3

Problem 2

A tank of gas has a pressure of 1330 mmHg at 45 0 C. If the tank is heated to 90 0

C, what would be the pressure of the gas in torr if the volume remains constant?

Righ Wr
Steps t ong Explanation
P1 = P2 The issue is related to Gay-
T1 T2 Yes Law, Lussac's which states that
the volume is constant.

Given: The information provided is

P1 = 1330 mmHg inaccurate. Although the others
are correct, additional volume
T1 = 45 0C
(V2) should not be present
V2 = n because the problem requires
T2 = 900 C the final pressure (P2). The
Yes correct information is:

P1 = 1330 mmHg
T1 = 45 0C
P2 = n
T2 = 90 0C

P1 = P2 The derivation of the formula is

T1 T2 correct. When it comes to
multiplication, order is
Yes irrelevant. As a result, the
P2 = T2P1 solution remains the same even
T1 if the derivation is P 2=(P 1 T
2)/T 1.

Yes The temperature conversions

 T1 = 450 C from Celsius to Kelvin are
= 450 C + 273 correct. After all, 273 K equals
00C, so adding 273 is
= 318 K
reasonable.

T2 = 900 C
= 900 C + 273
= 363 K
P2 = P1T2 Although the solution and
T1 answer in mmHg are valid, the
challenge is asking for the
P2 = 1330 mmHg(363 K)
value of the ultimate pressure in
318 K Yes
torr. The solution does not
= 1518.208 mmHg include any conversions.
1518.208 torr is the correct
answer.

Problem 3

A gas balloon has a volume of 10 L when the temperature is 40 degrees centigrade

and a pressure of 2.5 atm. What will be the pressure inside the balloon if the
temperature has been reduced to 273 K and the volume was increased to 30 L?
Righ Wr
Steps t ong Explanation
P1T1 = P2T2 T Because the temperature and
V1 V2 volume are in the wrong places,
the following formula is
erroneous. The Combined Gas
Yes
Law's proper formula is:
P1V 1 P2V 2
=
T1 T2

Given: Yes Because there are two final

V1 = 10 L pressures and no final volume,
the presented data is inaccurate.
T1 = 40 0C
Because the final pressure is
P1 = 2.5 atm unknown, the final volume
T2 = 273K should be 30 L.
P2 = 30 L
 P2 = n V1 = 10 L
T1 = 40 0C
P1 = 2.5 atm
T2 = 273K
V2 = 30 L
P2 = n

P1V1 = P2V2 The formula for calculating the

T1 T2 final pressure indicated is
correct.
P2V2 = P1V1
Yes
T2 T1

P2 = P1V1T2
T1V2
Because the original
P2 = P1V1T2 temperature should be
T1V2 transformed into Kelvin first,
= 2.5 atm(10L) (273K) the solution is erroneous. The
400C (30L) proper response would be:
Yes T 1=40 ℃+273=313 K
= 5.688 atm P1 V 1 T 2
P2=
T1 V 2
( 2.5 atm ) ( 10 L ) ( 273 K )
P2=
( 313 K )( 30 L )
P2=0.727 atm

Problem 4

Six hundred mL of helium under a pressure of 700 torr are placed in a container
under a pressure of 800 mmHg. The temperature remains constant at 273 K.
Would there be a change in volume? If yes, what would be the new volume in
liters?

Righ Wr
Steps t ong Explanation
 P1V1 = P2V2 Yes Because the problem states that
temperature is constant, the
formula provided is
appropriate. Boyle's Law fully
matches the situation.

Given: Yes Although the other data is

V1 = 600 mL valid, adding temperature to the
data is unnecessary. After all,
T1 = 273 K
the temperature would not be
P1 = 700 torr employed, and because
P2 = 800 mmHg temperature is constant, there is
V2 = n no such thing as a beginning
temperature in Boyle's law.

P1V1 = P2V2 Yes The derivation of the formula is

incorrect. Boyle's Law does not
include the initial temperature;
the correct derivation is:
P2V2 = P1V1 P1 V 1
V 2=
P2
V2 = P1V1
T1
1 torr = 1 mmHg Yes The torr to mmHg conversion
760 torr = 760 mmHg is correct. Because 1 torr equals
1 mmHg has previously been
700 torr = 700 mmHg
established, the values remain
800 torr = 800 mmHg unchanged.

V2 = P1V1 Yes The solution is correct; it

P2 follows the necessary formulas
and responds to the problem's
V2 = 700 torr (600 mL)
requirements. (In liters, what is
800 torr the volume)
= 525 mL
What would be the new volume
in liters?

Volume in L = 1,000 mL
= 525 mL
1000 mL
= .525L