Gases
Gases
Gases
He CH₄ O₂
V = nRT
P
= (5.0mol)(0.0821 L atm)(300K)
_____________K mol______
2 atm
= 61.575 L
Practice Exercise: Calculate the volume that 0.40g
methane occupies at 25ᵒC and 1 atm.
Given: P = 1 atm T = 25ᵒC + 273.15 = 298.15k
R = 0.0821 L atm n=? V=?
Calculate first the (n) amount of CH₄.
nCH₄ = 0.40g CH₄ X 1 mol CH₄ = 0.025mol CH₄
16.042g CH₄
Formula:
V = nRT = (0.025mol)(0.0821 L atm) X (298K)
P _______________________K mol_____________
1 atm
= 0.61L CH₄
The Ideal Gas Law equation can also be used to
calculate the “density of an ideal gas.
(n) Of moles = m
M
m is mass of a substance
M is the molar mass
Density (d) of a substance – mass (m) per unit
volume (V).
Formula: d = PM
RT
Solving for Density using IGL
Example: Calculate the density of ammonium (NH₄) in
grams per liter (g/L) at 752 mmHg at 55ᵒC.
Given:
P= 1.0atm, T: 55ᵒC + 273.15 = 328.15 K
M of NH₄= 18.032 g/mol
R= 0.0821 L•atm/mol•K
Solution:
d = PM = (1.0 atm) (18.032g/mol)
RT (0.0821 L•atm/mol•K)(328.15K)
= 18.032 = 0.67 g/L
26.94
Practice Exercise: Gas Density
Calculate the density of Cl₂ at 25⁰C and 0.75 atm.
Analyze: Gas density is proportional to molar mass;
assume ideal gas behavior.
Plan: Calculate the molar mass of Cl₂. Convert the
temperature to Kelvin. Use this values, the pressure, and
the gas constant to calculate the density of Cl₂.
Execute: Molar mass Cl₂.
m = 2molCl x 35.45g Cl =70.9g Cl
1 mol Cl
Given: P = 0.75 atm T = (25C + 273.15) 298.15K
R = 0.0821 L atm/mol K M = 70.9g/mol
d=?
The Pressure and Temperature Relationship:
Gay-Lussac’s law, states that at constant
volume, the pressure of a given quantity of gas
is directly proportional to the absolute
temperature. (Joseph Gay-Lussac)
P TT (volume and mass are constant).
Formula:
Example: At 20ᵒC the volume of a gas is kept constant at
mmHg at ml. If the pressure becomes 32ᵒC, what was the
initial pressure?
Given: P1 = ? T1 = 20ᵒC + 273.15 = 293.15K
P2 = 760mmHg T2 = 32ᵒC + 273.15 = 305.15K
Formula: P1 = P2
T1 T2
P₁ = P₂T₁
T₂
= (760mmHg) (293.15K)
305.15K
= 222,794mmHg
305.15
= 730.11 mmHg
A gas has a pressure of 3.00 atm at 127ᵒC. What is
its pressure at 227ᵒC assuming that the volume
remains constant.
Given: P₁ = 3.00 atm T₁ = 127ᵒC + 273.15K = 400.15K
P₂ = ? T₂ = 227ᵒC + 273.15K = 500.15K
Formula: P₁ = T₁ P₂ = P₁T₂
P₂ T₂ T₁
P₂ = 3.00 atm X 500.15 K = 3.74 atm
400.15 K
The Combined Gas Law
Combine gas law formula
At 2.0L of gas has a pressure of 1.5 atm at 22ᵒC.
What will be the resulting pressure if the volume
is increased to 2.7L at 27ᵒC.
Given: V₁ = 2.0L P₁ = 1.5 atm T₁ = 22 + 273.15 = 295.15K
V₂ = 2.7L P₂ = ? T ₂= 27 + 273.15 = 300.15K
Formula:
P₂ = P₁V₁T₂
V₂T₁
4. Avogadro’s law
What volume will a 0.981 mol gas sample occupy a
standard temperature and pressure (STP)?
5. Guy-Lussac’s law
A gas has a pressure of 3.00atm at 127ᵒC. What is its
pressure at 227ᵒC assuming that the volume remains
constant?
6. Combined Gas law
A small bubble rises from the bottom of a lake, where
the temperature and pressure are 8.0ᵒC and 6.4atm, to
the water’s surface, where the temperature is 25ᵒC and
pressure is 7.0atm. Calculate the final volume (mL) of
the bubble if it’s initial volume was 2.1L.
7. Ideal Gas law
Sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆)is a colorless, odorless, very
unreactive gas. Calculate the pressure in atm exerted by
1.28mol of the gas in a steel vessel of volume 4.50L at
79.5 ᵒC
Gas Stoichiometry:
In calculating the stoichiometry of reactions
involving gases as reactants and products, recall
that in the balanced chemical reaction, the
“coefficients” of the reactants and products
represent their mole ratios.
Example: The combustion of propane C₃H₈(g).
Chemical reaction equation:
C₃H₈(g) + O₂(g) CO₂(g) + H₂O(g)
Balanced equation:
C₃H₈(g) + 5O₂(g) 3CO₂(g) + 4H₂O(g)
Balanced equation:
C₃H₈(g) + 5O₂(g) 3CO₂(g) + 4H₂O(g)
This balanced equation tells you that;
• 1mol of C₃H₈ reacts with 5mol O₂ to produce 3mol CO₂,
and 4mol H₂O.
• According to Avogadro’s law, equal volumes of gases
will have the “same number of particles” when the
pressure (P) and temperature (T) are both constant.
• In balanced equation involving gases, the coefficients
not only represent “molar ratios” but also “relative
volumes”.
• 1L C₃H₈ reacts with 5L O₂ producing 3L CO₂ and 4L H₂O
Example: Volume to Volume Conversion
Assuming constant pressure and temperature, how
many liters of Oxygen gas are required to completely
burn 4.00L of butane (C₄H₁₀).
Given:
C₄H₁₀(g) + O₂(g) CO₂(g) + H₂O(g)
Volume of C₄H₁₀ = 4.00L