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Chapter 5

Gases
AP Learning Objectives

 LO 1.3 The student is able to select and apply mathematical relationships to


mass data in order to justify a claim regarding the identify and/or estimated
purity of a substance. (Sec 5.5, 5.7)
 LO 1.4 The student is able to connect the number of particles, moles, mass, and
volume of substances to one another, both qualitatively and quantitatively. (Sec
5.2-5.3)
 LO 2.4 The student is able to use KMT and concepts of intermolecular forces to
make predictions about the macroscopic properties of gases, including both
ideal and nonideal behavior. (Sec 5.1-5.3, 5.6)
 LO 2.5 The student is able to refine multiple representations of a sample of
matter in the gas phase to accurately represent the effect of changes in
macroscopic properties on the sample. (Sec 5.3)
 LO 2.6 The student can apply mathematical relationships or estimation to
determine macroscopic variables for ideal gases. (Sec 5.1-5.5)
AP Learning Objectives

 LO 2.12 The student can qualitatively analyze data regarding real gases to
identify deviations from ideal behavior and relate these to molecular
interactions. (Sec 5.8)
 LO 2.15 The student is able to explain observations regarding the solubility of
ionic solids and molecules in water and other solvents on the basis of particle
views that include intermolecular interactions and entropic effects. (Sec 5.8-5.9)
 LO 3.4 The student is able to relate quantities (measured mass of substances,
volumes of solutions, or volumes and pressures of gases) to identify
stoichiometric relationships for a reaction, including situations involving limiting
reactants and situations in which the reaction has not gone to completion. (Sec
5.4)
 LO 5.2: The student is able to relate temperature to the motions of particles,
either via particulate representations, such as drawings of particles with arrows
indicating velocities, and/or via representations of average kinetic energy and
distribution of kinetic energies of the particles, such as plots of the Maxwell-
Boltzmann distribution. (Sec 5.6)
Section 5.1
Pressure

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References


 Learning Objectives
 LO 2.4 The student is able to use KMT and concepts of intermolecular forces to make predictions about the
macroscopic properties of gases, including both ideal and nonideal behavior.
 LO 2.6 The student can apply mathematical relationships or estimation to determine macroscopic variables for
ideal gases.
Section 5.1
Pressure
Why study gases?

 An understanding of real world phenomena.


 An understanding of how science “works.”

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Section 5.1
Pressure

A Gas
 Uniformly fills any container.
 Easily compressed.
 Mixes completely with any other gas.
 Exerts pressure on its surroundings.

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Section 5.1
Pressure

Pressure
force
Pr essure =
area

 SI units = Newton/meter2 = 1 Pascal (Pa)


 1 standard atmosphere = 101,325 Pa
 1 standard atmosphere = 1 atm =
760 mm Hg = 760 torr

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Section 5.1
Pressure

Barometer
 Device used to measure
atmospheric pressure.
 Mercury flows out of the tube
until the pressure of the
column of mercury standing
on the surface of the mercury
in the dish is equal to the
pressure of the air on the rest
of the surface of the mercury
in the dish.

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Section 5.1
Pressure

Manometer
 Device used for
measuring the
pressure of a gas in
a container.

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Section 5.1
Pressure

Collapsing Can

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Section 5.1
Pressure

Pressure Conversions: An Example


The pressure of a gas is measured as 2.5 atm. Represent
this pressure in both torr and pascals.

 760 torr 
 2.5 atm  
  = 1.9  10 3
torr
 1 atm 

 101,325 Pa 
 2.5 atm  
  = 2.5  10 5
Pa
 1 atm 

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Section 5.2
The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References


 Learning Objectives
 LO 1.4 The student is able to connect the number of particles, moles, mass, and volume of substances to one
another, both qualitatively and quantitatively.
 LO 2.4 The student is able to use KMT and concepts of intermolecular forces to make predictions about the
macroscopic properties of gases, including both ideal and nonideal behavior.
 LO 2.6 The student can apply mathematical relationships or estimation to determine macroscopic variables for
ideal gases.
Section 5.2
The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Liquid Nitrogen and a Balloon

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Section 5.2
The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Liquid Nitrogen and a Balloon


 What happened to the gas in the balloon?
 A decrease in temperature was followed by a decrease
in the pressure and volume of the gas in the balloon.

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Section 5.2
The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Liquid Nitrogen and a Balloon


 This is an observation (a fact).
 It does NOT explain “why,” but it does tell us “what
happened.”

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Section 5.2
The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

 Gas laws can be deduced from observations


like these.
 Mathematical relationships among the
properties of a gas (Pressure, Volume,
Temperature and Moles) can be discovered.

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Section 5.2
The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Boyle’s Law
 Pressure and volume are inversely related (constant T,
temperature, and n, # of moles of gas).
 PV = k (k is a constant for a given sample of air at a
specific temperature)

P1  V1 = P2  V2

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Section 5.2
The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Boyle’s law

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Section 5.2
The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

EXERCISE!

A sample of helium gas occupies 12.4 L at 23°C and


0.956 atm. What volume will it occupy at 1.20 atm
assuming that the temperature stays constant?

9.88 L

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Section 5.2
The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Charles’s Law
 Volume and Temperature (in Kelvin) are directly related
(constant P and n).
 V=bT (b is a proportionality constant)
 K = °C + 273
 0 K is called absolute zero.

V1 V2
=
T1 T2

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Section 5.2
The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Charles’s Law

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Section 5.2
The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

EXERCISE!

Suppose a balloon containing 1.30 L of air at 24.7°C is


placed into a beaker containing liquid nitrogen at
–78.5°C. What will the volume of the sample of air
become (at constant pressure)?

0.849 L

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Section 5.2
The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

Avogadro’s Law
 Volume and number of moles are directly related
(constant T and P).
 V = an (a is a proportionality constant)

n1 n2
=
V1 V2

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Section 5.2
The Gas Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Avogadro

EXERCISE!

If 2.45 mol of argon gas occupies a volume of 89.0 L,


what volume will 2.10 mol of argon occupy under the
same conditions of temperature and pressure?

76.3 L

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Section 5.3
The Ideal Gas Law

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References


 Learning Objectives
 LO 1.4 The student is able to connect the number of particles, moles, mass, and volume of substances to one
another, both qualitatively and quantitatively.
 LO 2.4 The student is able to use KMT and concepts of intermolecular forces to make predictions about the
macroscopic properties of gases, including both ideal and nonideal behavior.
 LO 2.5 The student is able to refine multiple representations of a sample of matter in the gas phase to accurately
represent the effect of changes in macroscopic properties on the sample.
 LO 2.6 The student can apply mathematical relationships or estimation to determine macroscopic variables for
ideal gases.
Section 5.3
The Ideal Gas Law

 We can bring all of these laws together into one comprehensive


law:
V = bT (constant P and n)
V = an (constant T and P)
V = k (constant T and n)
P

PV = nRT
(where R = 0.08206 L·atm/mol·K, the universal gas constant)

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Section 5.3
The Ideal Gas Law

EXERCISE!

An automobile tire at 23°C with an internal


volume of 25.0 L is filled with air to a total
pressure of 3.18 atm. Determine the number of
moles of air in the tire.

3.27 mol

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Section 5.3
The Ideal Gas Law

EXERCISE!

What is the pressure in a 304.0 L tank that contains


5.670 kg of helium at 25°C?

114 atm

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Section 5.3
The Ideal Gas Law

EXERCISE!

At what temperature (in °C) does 121 mL of CO2 at


27°C and 1.05 atm occupy a volume of 293 mL at
a pressure of 1.40 atm?

696°C

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Section 5.4
Gas Stoichiometry

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References


 Learning Objectives
 LO 2.6 The student can apply mathematical relationships or estimation to determine macroscopic variables for
ideal gases.
 LO 3.4 The student is able to relate quantities (measured mass of substances, volumes of solutions, or volumes and
pressures of gases) to identify stoichiometric relationships for a reaction, including situations involving limiting
reactants and situations in which the reaction has not gone to completion.
Section 5.4
Gas Stoichiometry

Molar Volume of an Ideal Gas


 For 1 mole of an ideal gas at 0°C and 1 atm, the volume of the gas
is 22.42 L.

V=
nRT
=
1.000 mol0.08206 L  atm/K  mol 273.2 K  = 22.42 L
P 1.000 atm

 STP = standard temperature and pressure


 0°C and 1 atm
 Therefore, the molar volume is 22.42 L at STP.

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Section 5.4
Gas Stoichiometry

EXERCISE!

A sample of oxygen gas has a volume of 2.50 L at STP.


How many grams of O2 are present?

3.57 g

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Section 5.4
Gas Stoichiometry

Molar Mass of a Gas

 g   L  atm 
  
dRT  L   mol  K  K
g
Molar mass = = =
P atm  mol

 d = density of gas
 T = temperature in Kelvin
 P = pressure of gas
 R = universal gas constant

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Section 5.4
Gas Stoichiometry

EXERCISE!

What is the density of F2 at STP (in g/L)?

1.70 g/L

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Section 5.5
Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References


 Learning Objectives
 LO 1.3 The student is able to select and apply mathematical relationships to mass data in order to justify a claim
regarding the identify and/or estimated purity of a substance.
 LO 2.6 The student can apply mathematical relationships or estimation to determine macroscopic variables for
ideal gases.
Section 5.5
Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures

 For a mixture of gases in a container,


PTotal = P1 + P2 + P3 + . . .
 The total pressure exerted is the sum of the pressures
that each gas would exert if it were alone.

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Section 5.5
Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures

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Section 5.5
Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures

EXERCISE!

Consider the following apparatus containing helium in


both sides at 45°C. Initially the valve is closed.
 After the valve is opened, what is the pressure of
the helium gas?

2.00 atm
3.00 atm
9.00 L
3.00 L

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Section 5.5
Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures

EXERCISE!

27.4 L of oxygen gas at 25.0°C and 1.30 atm, and 8.50 L of


helium gas at 25.0°C and 2.00 atm were pumped into a tank
with a volume of 5.81 L at 25°C.
 Calculate the new partial pressure of oxygen.
6.13 atm
 Calculate the new partial pressure of helium.
2.93 atm
 Calculate the new total pressure of both gases.
9.06 atm

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References


 Learning Objectives
 LO 2.4 The student is able to use KMT and concepts of intermolecular forces to make predictions about the
macroscopic properties of gases, including both ideal and nonideal behavior.
 LO 5.2: The student is able to relate temperature to the motions of particles, either via particulate representations,
such as drawings of particles with arrows indicating velocities, and/or via representations of average kinetic energy
and distribution of kinetic energies of the particles, such as plots of the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution.

 Additional AP References
 LO 5.2 (see Appendix 7.2, “Thermal Equilibrium, the Kinetic Molecular Theory, and the Process of Heat”)
Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

 So far we have considered “what happens,” but


not “why.”
 In science, “what” always comes before “why.”

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Postulates of the Kinetic Molecular Theory


1) The particles are so small compared with the distances between
them that the volume of the individual particles can be assumed
to be negligible (zero).

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Postulates of the Kinetic Molecular Theory


2) The particles are in constant motion. The collisions of
the particles with the walls of the container are the
cause of the pressure exerted by the gas.

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Postulates of the Kinetic Molecular Theory


3) The particles are assumed to exert no forces on each
other; they are assumed neither to attract nor to repel
each other.

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Postulates of the Kinetic Molecular Theory


4) The average kinetic energy of a collection of gas
particles is assumed to be directly proportional to the
Kelvin temperature of the gas.

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Kinetic Molecular Theory

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

CONCEPT CHECK!

You are holding two balloons of


the same volume. One contains
helium, and one contains
He
hydrogen. Complete each of the
following statements with H2
“different” or “the same” and be
prepared to justify your answer.

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

CONCEPT CHECK!

The pressures of the gas


in the two balloons He
are __________.
H2

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

CONCEPT CHECK!

The temperatures of the


gas in the two balloons He
are __________.
H2

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

CONCEPT CHECK!

 The numbers of moles of


the gas in the two balloons He
are __________.
H2

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

CONCEPT CHECK!

The densities of the gas in


the two balloons are He
__________.
H2

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

CONCEPT CHECK!

Sketch a graph of:

I. Pressure versus volume at constant


temperature and moles.

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Molecular View of Boyle’s Law

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

CONCEPT CHECK!

Sketch a graph of:

II. Volume vs. temperature (°C) at constant


pressure and moles.

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

CONCEPT CHECK!

Sketch a graph of:

III. Volume vs. temperature (K) at constant


pressure and moles.

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Molecular View of Charles’s Law

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The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

CONCEPT CHECK!

Sketch a graph of:

IV. Volume vs. moles at constant temperature


and pressure.

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Molecular View of the Ideal Gas Law

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

CONCEPT CHECK!

Ne
VNe = 2VAr
Which of the following best
represents the mass ratio of Ar
Ne:Ar in the balloons?
1:1
1:2
2:1
1:3
3:1
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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

CONCEPT CHECK!

•You have a sample of


nitrogen gas (N2) in a
container fitted with a
piston that maintains a
pressure of 6.00 atm.
Initially, the gas is at 45°C
in a volume of 6.00 L.
•You then cool the gas
sample.

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

CONCEPT CHECK!

Which best explains the final result that occurs once


the gas sample has cooled?

a) The pressure of the gas increases.


b) The volume of the gas increases.
c) The pressure of the gas decreases.
d) The volume of the gas decreases.
e) Both volume and pressure change.

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

CONCEPT CHECK!

The gas sample is then cooled to a temperature of


15°C. Solve for the new condition. (Hint: A moveable
piston keeps the pressure constant overall, so what
condition will change?)

5.43 L

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Section 5.6
The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Root Mean Square Velocity

3RT
urms =
M

R = 8.3145 J/K·mol
(J = joule = kg·m2/s2)
T = temperature of gas (in K)
M = mass of a mole of gas in kg

 Final units are in m/s.


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Section 5.7
Effusion and Diffusion

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References


 Learning Objectives
 LO 1.3 The student is able to select and apply mathematical relationships to mass data in order to justify a claim
regarding the identify and/or estimated purity of a substance.
Section 5.7
Effusion and Diffusion

 Diffusion – the mixing of gases.


 Effusion – describes the passage of a gas through a tiny
orifice into an evacuated chamber.
 Rate of effusion measures the speed at which the gas is
transferred into the chamber.

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Section 5.7
Effusion and Diffusion

Effusion

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Section 5.7
Effusion and Diffusion

Diffusion

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Section 5.7
Effusion and Diffusion

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Section 5.7
Effusion and Diffusion

Graham’s Law of Effusion

Rate of effusion for gas 1 M2



Rate of effusion for gas 2 M1

 M1 and M2 represent the molar masses of the gases.

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Section 5.8
Real Gases

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References


 Learning Objectives
 LO 2.12 The student can qualitatively analyze data regarding real gases to identify deviations from ideal behavior
and relate these to molecular interactions.
 LO 2.15 The student is able to explain observations regarding the solubility of ionic solids and molecules in water
and other solvents on the basis of particle views that include intermolecular interactions and entropic effects.
Section 5.8
Real Gases

 An ideal gas is a hypothetical concept. No gas exactly


follows the ideal gas law.
 We must correct for non-ideal gas behavior when:
 Pressure of the gas is high.
 Temperature is low.
 Under these conditions:
 Concentration of gas particles is high.
 Attractive forces become important.

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Section 5.8
Real Gases

Plots of PV/nRT Versus P for Several Gases (200 K)

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Section 5.8
Real Gases
Plots of PV/nRT Versus P for Nitrogen Gas at Three
Temperatures

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Section 5.8
Real Gases

Real Gases (van der Waals Equation)

2
[ Pobs  a (n / V ) ]  V  nb  nRT

corrected pressure corrected volume

Pideal Videal

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Section 5.9
Characteristics of Several Real Gases

AP Learning Objectives, Margin Notes and References


 Learning Objectives
 LO 2.15 The student is able to explain observations regarding the solubility of ionic solids and molecules in water
and other solvents on the basis of particle views that include intermolecular interactions and entropic effects.
Section 5.9
Characteristics of Several Real Gases

 For a real gas, the actual observed pressure is lower


than the pressure expected for an ideal gas due to the
intermolecular attractions that occur in real gases.

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Section 5.9
Characteristics of Several Real Gases

Values of the van der Waals Constants for Some Gases


 The value of a reflects how
much of a correction must be
made to adjust the observed
pressure up to the expected
ideal pressure.
 A low value for a reflects weak
intermolecular forces among
the gas molecules.

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Section 5.10
Chemistry in the Atmosphere

Air Pollution
 Two main sources:
 Transportation
 Production of electricity
 Combustion of petroleum produces CO, CO2, NO, and
NO2, along with unburned molecules from petroleum.

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Section 5.10
Chemistry in the Atmosphere

Nitrogen Oxides (Due to Cars and Trucks)


 At high temperatures, N2 and O2 react to form NO,
which oxidizes to NO2.
 The NO2 breaks up into nitric oxide and free oxygen
atoms.
 Oxygen atoms combine with O2 to form ozone (O3).
Radiant
energy
NO2 (g ) 
 NO( g )  O( g )

O(g )  O2 ( g ) 
 O3 ( g )

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Section 5.10
Chemistry in the Atmosphere

Concentration for Some Smog Components vs. Time of Day

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Section 5.10
Chemistry in the Atmosphere

Sulfur Oxides (Due to Burning Coal for Electricity)


 Sulfur produces SO2 when burned.
 SO2 oxidizes into SO3, which combines with water
droplets in the air to form sulfuric acid.
S(in coal)  O2 ( g ) 
 SO2 ( g )

2SO2 (g )  O2 ( g ) 
 2SO3 ( g )

SO3 (g )  H2O( l ) 
 H2SO 4 (aq )

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Section 5.10
Chemistry in the Atmosphere

Sulfur Oxides (Due to Burning Coal for Electricity)


 Sulfuric acid is very corrosive and produces acid rain.
 Use of a scrubber removes SO2 from the exhaust gas
when burning coal.

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Section 5.10
Chemistry in the Atmosphere

A Schematic Diagram of a Scrubber

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