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    A student conducted an experiment to determine the molar mass of an unknown gas (X). The student filled a gas syringe with air and gas X, weighed each, and recorded the temperatures. Using the mass differences and assumptions about air's composition and molar mass, the student calculated: (1) the mass of 100 cm^3 air, (2) the mass of 100 cm^3 of X, and (3) X's molar mass as 44.7 g/mol. This value has a 1.2% error compared to the accepted value of 44.0 g/mol. The piece of equipment with the largest percentage uncertainty was the gas syringe (±0.5 cm^3).

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    A student conducted an experiment to determine the molar mass of an unknown gas (X). The student filled a gas syringe with air and gas X, weighed each, and recorded the temperatures. Using the mass differences and assumptions about air's composition and molar mass, the student calculated: (1) the mass of 100 cm^3 air, (2) the mass of 100 cm^3 of X, and (3) X's molar mass as 44.7 g/mol. This value has a 1.2% error compared to the accepted value of 44.0 g/mol. The piece of equipment with the largest percentage uncertainty was the gas syringe (±0.5 cm^3).

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    A student conducted an experiment to determine the molar mass of an unknown gas (X). The student filled a gas syringe with air and gas X, weighed each, and recorded the temperatures. Using the mass differences and assumptions about air's composition and molar mass, the student calculated: (1) the mass of 100 cm^3 air, (2) the mass of 100 cm^3 of X, and (3) X's molar mass as 44.7 g/mol. This value has a 1.2% error compared to the accepted value of 44.0 g/mol. The piece of equipment with the largest percentage uncertainty was the gas syringe (±0.5 cm^3).

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    SL

    & HL Paper 3 Section A Experimental work Question 1

    1. A student devised an experiment to determine the molar mass of an unknown gas X.

    Firstly, he filled a glass gas syringe (accurate to ± 0.5 cm3) with 100 cm3 of air then
    placed a rubber seal over the nozzle and weighed the syringe.

    He then emptied the gas syringe, refilled it with 100 cm3 of the unknown gas X, replaced
    the rubber seal and reweighed the syringe.

    Finally, he measured the temperature of the room.

    He obtained the following data:

    Mass of syringe + 100 cm3 of air = 186.293 ± 0.001 g


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    Mass of syringe + 100 cm of unknown gas X = 186.358 ± 0.001 g
    Temperature = 20.0 ± 0.5 oC

    In order to calculate the mass of the unknown gas X the student made the following
    assumptions:

    • The atmospheric pressure = 100 kPa


    • Air contains 80% nitrogen and 20% oxygen by volume so has a ‘molar mass’
    equivalent to 28.8 g mol-1.
    • Due to Archimedes’ Principle, a syringe containing 100 cm3 of air appears to
    have the same mass as a syringe containing 0 cm3 of air.

    (a) Determine the mass of 100 cm3 of air at 20 oC. [2]

    (b) Determine the mass of 100 cm3 of X at 20 oC. [1]

    (c) Show that the molar mass of X = 44.7 g mol-1 [1]

    (d) The accepted value for the molar mass of X is 44.0 g mol-1.
    Calculate the percentage error in the student’s result. [1]

    (e) Identify, with a reason, the piece of equipment used that had the largest percentage
    uncertainty associated with it. [1]



    Dr Geoffrey Neuss, InThinking
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    http://www.thinkib.net/chemistry 1

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