Given 4.8 moles of a gas in a 1.8 L container, if the temperature is found to be 31 degrees Celsius, what is the pressure of the gas? (The ideal gas constant is 0.0821 L · atm/mol · K and 1 atm = 760 torr.)
6.79 torr
66.55 torr
6.79 x 100 atm
6.66 x 101 atm

Respuesta :

PV = nRT equation to use

P(1.8) = 4.8(0.0821)(304)
P(1.8) = 119.8
P = 66.55 atm or 6.66x10^1 atm

Answer : The pressure of the gas is, [tex]6.66\times 10^{1}atm[/tex]

Solution :

Using ideal gas equation,

[tex]PV=nRT[/tex]

where,

n = number of moles of gas  = 4.8 moles

P = pressure of the gas = ?

T = temperature of the gas = [tex]31^oC=273+31=304K[/tex]

R = gas constant = 0.0821 Latm/moleK

V = volume of gas = 1.8 L

Now put all the given values in the above equation, we get the pressure of the gas.

[tex]P\times (1.8L)=4.8moles\times 0.0821L.atm/mole.K\times 304K[/tex]

[tex]P=66.6atm=6.66\times 10^{1}atm[/tex]

Therefore, the pressure of the gas is, [tex]6.66\times 10^{1}atm[/tex]