AP Chemistry : Ideal Gas Law

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Example Questions

Example Question #35 : Gases

An ideal gas is initially at the following conditions: 

The gas is then isothermally compressed to 15 atm.

What is the volume of the gas after compression? Round to the nearest liter.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The system is isothermal, which means the temperature is constant.

Example Question #11 : Ideal Gas Law

A sealed container containing 15L of oxygen gas, , with a pressure of 3atm at . How many grams of oxygen gas is present in the container? Assume ideal behavior of the gas. 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

 is pressure,  volume,  moles,  gas constant,  temperature. Rearrange the equation, plug in the appropriate values and solve.

 

Example Question #37 : Gases

A sealed container containing 7L of an unknown gas, with a pressure of 6atm at  . The amount of gas in the container is 68.8g. What is the molecular weight of the unknown gas present in the container? Assume ideal behavior of the gas.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

 is pressure,  volume,  moles,  gas constant,  temperature. Rearrange the equation, plug in the appropriate values and solve.

Since we start with 68.8g of the unknown gas, and we have 1.81mol, we can find the molecular weight.

Example Question #11 : Ideal Gas Law

A sealed container containing 4L of an unknown gas, with a pressure of 3atm at . The amount of gas in the container is 1.82g. What is the molecular weight of the unknown gas present in the container? Assume ideal behavior of the gas.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

 is pressure,  volume,  moles,  gas constant,  temperature. Rearrange the equation, plug in the appropriate values and solve.

Since we know we have 1.82g of the unknown gas, and we have 0.5mol, we can find the molecular weight by dividing grams by moles.

Example Question #11 : Ideal Gas Law

Match each gas law definition to the correct name of the person who is credited with discovering it: (a) The total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the pressures of each of the individual gases in the container. (b) The volume of a fixed amount of gas varies inversely with the pressure at constant temperature. (c) The temperature and volume of a gas at constant pressure are directly proportional. (d) The volume of two different gases at the same temperature and pressure is the same, and each sample contains the same number of gas molecules.

Possible Answers:

Dalton, Charles, Boyle, Avogadro

Dalton, Boyle, Charles, Avogadro

Avogadro, Charles, Boyle, Dalton

Avogadro, Boyle, Charles, Dalton

Correct answer:

Dalton, Boyle, Charles, Avogadro

Explanation:

Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures states that the total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the pressures of each of the individual gases in the container. Boyle's Law states that the volume of a fixed amount of gas varies inversely with the pressure at constant temperature. Charles's Law states that the temperature and volume of a gas at constant pressure are directly proportional. Avogadro's Law can also be expressed by saying that one mole of any gas at standard temperature and pressure occupies 22.4L.

Example Question #11 : Ideal Gas Law

Each of the following compounds are contained in a closed container with a volume of 100mL. Which of the following will exert the most pressure?

Possible Answers:

54g F2

50g O2

46g N2

60g CO2

40g H2

Correct answer:

40g H2

Explanation:

The pressure exerted is dependent on molar concentration only (not mass). As the containers are all the same volume, the container with the most moles will exert the most pressure. 60g of 44g/mole CO2 gives 1.4mol, 50g of O2 gives 1.4mol, 46g N2 gives 1.6mol, and 54g F2 gives 1.4mol, 40g H2 gives 40mol.

Example Question #11 : Ideal Gas Law

A mixture of three gases in a balloon is able to generate 2 atm of pressure.  The identies and amounts of each gas are as follows.  2 moles of O2, 3 moles of N2, 5 moles of H2.  

 

What is the partial pressure of Oxygen gas?

Possible Answers:

0.4 atm

4 atm

1.6 atm

2 atm

0.5 atm

Correct answer:

0.4 atm

Explanation:

Partial pressure is the amount of pressure that is the result of one gas. This is calculated by mutiplying the mole fraction of the gas by the overall pressure.  The mole fraction is calculated as the moles of the compound of interest divided by the total amount of moles present.  2 moles O2/ 2 moles O2 + 3 moles N2 + 5 moles H2 = 2/10 = mole fraction of O2.  2/10 multiplied by the total pressure gives us the answer as 0.4 atm.  

Example Question #41 : Gases

A mixture of gases is present in a container. The total pressure on the container is 12atm. Six moles of one of the gases accounts for nine atmospheres of pressure. What is the molar fraction of the remaining gases in the container?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

There are a couple of things to consider in this problem. First, the problem asks for the molar fraction of the remaining gases in the mixture. As a result, we do not need to know how many different gases are in the mixture, since they all have the same effect on the pressure in the container. Second, the number of moles that one gas accounts for is not relevant since the question is asking to find the molar fraction for the remaining gases. Knowing this, we can find the molar fraction for the described gas, and then subtract it from the total in order to find the remaining molar fraction. The equation for partial pressure is written as .

Since we know how much pressure one gas accounts for, we can solve for the molar fraction of that particular gas.

In other words, the known gas accounts for 75% of the gas molecules in the container. This means that the remaining gases must account for 25% of the gas molecules in the container.

So, the molar fraction for the remaining gases is 0.25.

Example Question #11 : Ideal Gas Law

If a container holds 1mol of hydrogen, 2.5mol of helium, and 2mol of oxygen at a total pressure of 4atm, what is the partial pressure of the oxygen gas?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

According to Dalton's law of partial pressures, when two or more gases are in one container without chemical interaction, each behaves independently of the others. The partial pressure of oxygen can, therefore, be found by multiplying the molar fraction of oxygen in the container by the total pressure of the three gases.

Example Question #11 : Ideal Gas Law

A glass container holds a mixture of two gases. Gas A exerts a pressure of 5atm on the container.

If there are twice as many moles of gas A as there are moles of gas B in the container, what is the total pressure in the container?

Possible Answers:

The pressure is unaffected by the gas of lower concentration


Correct answer:


Explanation:

This is an equation which requires us to find the partial pressures of each gas in the container. The equation for partial pressure is  where  is the molar fraction of one of the gases. Since there are twice as many moles of gas A as there are gas B, we know that gas A accounts for 2/3 of the moles in the container.

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