COMBINED GAS LAW AND

AVOGADRO’S PRINCIPLE
COMBINED GAS LAW

P1V1 P2V2
=
T1 T2
 EXAMPLE 1
A gas at 110 kPa and 30.0˚C fills a flexible container with an initial volume of
2.00L. If the temperature is raised to 80.0˚C and the pressure increased to 440 kPa,
what is the new volume?
Given: 110 (2.00) 440 (V2)
P1 = 110 kPa P2 = 440 kPa =
T1 = 30.0˚C =303K T2 = 80.0˚C = 353K 303 353
V1 = 2.00L V2 = ?
V2 = 0.583L ≈ 0.58L
 EXAMPLE 2
An unopened bottle of soda contains 46.0 mL of gas confined at a pressure of 1.30
atm and temperature of 5.00˚C. If the bottle is dropped into a lake and sinks to a
depth at which the pressure and temperature changes to 1.52 atm and 2.90˚C, what
will be the volume of gas in the bottle?
Given:
V1 = 46.0 mL V2 = ? 1.30 (46.0) 1.52 (V2)
P1 = 1.30 atm P2 = 1.52 atm
=
278 275.9
T1 = 5.00˚C = 278K T2 = 2.90˚C = 275.9K
V2 = 39.0mL
 AVOGADRO’S PRINCIPLE
• States that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain
equal number of particles.
• The molar volume for a gas is the volume that one mole occupies at 0˚C and 1 atm
or STP. This is equal to 22.4L
STP (Standard Temperature and Pressure) =
1atm and 0˚C or 1atm and 273K

1 mol of gas at STP = 22.4L

 EXAMPLE 1
Calculate the volume that 0.881 mol of gas at standard temperature and
pressure (STP) will occupy.

0.881 mol 22.4 L

= 19.7 L
1 mol
 EXAMPLE 2
How many moles of oxygen gas will be contained in a 5.00L flask at
STP?

5.00L O2 1 mol O2
= 0.223 mol O2
22.4 L O2
 EXAMPLE 3
Calculate the volume that 200.0 g of methane gas will occupy at STP.

200.0 g CH4 1 mol CH4 22.4 L

= 279.1 L CH4
CH4
16.05 g CH4 1 mol CH4
 EXAMPLE 4
How many grams of carbon dioxide gas are in a 0.75 L balloon at
STP?

0.75 L CO2 1 mol CO2 44.01 g CO2

= 1.5 g CO2
22.4 L CO2 1 mol CO2