AVOGADRO’S

LAW
Lesson 3
 Jacques Alexandre César Charles was a French inventor,
scientist, mathematician, and balloonist. Charles wrote
almost nothing about mathematics, and most of what has
been credited to him was due to mistaking him with
another Jacques Charles, also a member of the Paris
Academy of Sciences, entering on May 12, 1785.

Jacques Charles (1746—1823)

WHAT IS AVOGADRO’S LAW

--states that the volume of a gas is

DIRECTLY RELATED to the number
of moles when both pressure and
temperature are held constant.
AVOGADRO’S LAW CALCULATIONS

V1 = initial volume
V2 = final volume
n1= initial amount of gas (moles)
n2= final amount of gas (moles)
 AVOGADRO’S LAW SAMPLE PROBLEM
A 1.2L sample of ga is determined to contain 0.07 mole of nitrogen. At the same
temperature and pressure, what amount would there be in a 20 L sample?

Given: V1= 1.2 L V2=20L n1= 0.07 mole n2=?

Solution: (1.2 L) =20L

(0.07 mol) n2

Solution: (20L) (0.07mol)= 1.2L n2

Solution: (1.4L mol)= 1.2L n2

1.2 L 1.2L
Solution: n2 = 1.17 mol
 AVOGADRO’S LAW SAMPLE PROBLEM
47.6 moles of nitrogen gas (N2) occupies 3.80 L at 25.0oC. What volume will it
occupy at 73 moles?

Given: V1= 3.80 L V2=? n1= 47.6 mol n2=73 mol

Solution: (3.80 L) =V2

(47.6 mole) 73mol

Solution: V2(47.6 mol)=(3.80 L) (73 mol)

Solution: V2(47.6 mol)=277.3 L mol

47.6 mol 47.6 mol
Solution: V2 = 5.83 L
 Sample Problem: Avogadro’s Law
A balloon has been filled to a volume of 1.90 L with 0.0920 mol of helium gas. If
0.0210 mol of additional helium is added to the balloon while the temperature and
pressure are held constant, what is the new volume of the balloon?

A 4.8 L sample of helium gas contains 0.22mol of helium. How many additional
moles of helium gas must be added to the sample to obtain a volume of 6.4L?