Chapter 10 Flashcards
how can we measure the atmospheric pressure?
The atmospheric pressure can be measured with a barometer.
what are the units of measurement that we can use to calculate the pressure?
millimeters of mercury (mm Hg)
standard atmospheres (atm)
the SI unit of pressure is the pascal (Pa)
bar
What Boyle observed when he studied the compressibility of gases ?
observed that the volume of a fixed amount of gas at a given temperature is inversely proportional to the pressure exerted by the gas
Mathematically what is the Boyle law?
p ∝ 1/V when n (amount of gas) and T (temperature) are constant
Where the symbol ∝ means “proportional to”.
When two quantities are proportional to each other, they can be equated if a proportionality constant, here called C_b. What is the mathematical formula?
P=C_b X 1/V or PV= C_b at constant n and T
P=C_b X 1/V. What this form of Boyle’s law express?
This form of Boyle’s law expresses the fact that the product of the pressure and volume of a gas sample is a constant at a given temperature, where the constant 𝐶𝑏 is determined by the amount of gas (in moles) and its temperature (in kelvins).
When Boyle’s law is useful?
Boyle’s law is useful when we want to know, for example, what happens to the volume of a given amount of gas when the pressure changes at a constant temperature
Boyle’s law
A bicycle pump has a volume of 1400 cm3. If a sample of air in the pump has a pressure of 730 mm Hg, what is the pressure when the volume is reduced to 170 cm3?
Example 10.2: Chemistry and chemical reactivity, 9th edition student book.
You can solve this problem by substituting data into a rearranged version of Boyle’s law.
p2= p1 (v1/v2)
p2= (730 mm Hg) X (1400 cm3 / 170 cm3)
= 6.0 X 10^3 mm Hg
What Jacques Charles discovered ?
Jacques Charles discovered that the volume of a fixed quantity of gas at constant pressure decreases with decreasing temperature
Who proposed the Kelvin scale?
William Thomson
When Kelvin temperatures are used with volume measurements what is the volume-temperature relationship ?
V=C_c × T
C_c is a proportionality constant (which depends on the amount of gas and its pressure).
What Charles’s law state?
Charles’s law states that if a given amount of gas is held at a constant pressure, its volume is directly proportional to the Kelvin temperature.
Charles’s law
A sample of CO2 in a gas-tight syringe has a volume of 25.0 mL at room temperature (20.0 C). What is the final volume of the gas if you hold the syringe in your hand to raise its temperature to 37.0 C (and hold the pressure constant)?
Example 10.3: Chemistry and chemical reactivity, 9th edition student book.
Step 1: convert celsius to kelvin
- 0 C = 20.0 + 273.2= 293.3 K
- 0 C = 37.0 + 273.2= 310.2 K
Step 2: Find the V2
V2= V2 X (T2/T1)
25.0 mL X (310 K / 293.2 K) = 26.4 mL
what is the general gas law?
The volume of a given amount of gas in inversely proportional to its pressure at constant temperature (Boyle’s law) and directly proportional to the Kelvin temperature at constant pressure (Charles’s law).
Combination of Boyle’s and Charles’s law
What is the equation of the general gas law?
(P1V1 / T1) = (P2V2 / T2)
When do we use the equation of the general gas law?
In applies specifically to situations in which the amount of gas does not change
General gas law
Helium-filled balloons are used to carry scientific instruments high into te atmosphere.
Suppose a balloon is launched when the temperature is 22.5 C and the barometric pressure if 754 mm Hg. If the balloon’s volume is 4.19 X 10^3 L, what will the volume be at a height of 20 miles, where the pressure is 76.0 mm hG and the temperature is -33.0 C?
Example 10.4: Chemistry and chemical reactivity, 9th edition student book.
Step 1: convert celsius to kelvin
- 5C= 22.5 + 273.2= 295.7
- 33.0C= -33.0 + 273.2= 240.2
Step 2: put all your information clearly V1= 4.19 X 10^3 L V2= ? P1= 754 mm Hg P2= 76 mm Hg T1= 295.7 K T1= 240.2 K
Step 3: Calculate
V2= V1 X (P1 / P2) X (T2 / T1)
4.19 X 10^3 L X (754 / 76) X (240.2 / 295.7)
=3.38 X 10^4 L
What is the Avogadro’s hypothesis?
He propose that equal volumes of gases under the same conditions of temperature and pressure have equal numbers of particles
Stated another way, the volume of a gas at a given temperature and pressure is directly proportional to the amount of gas in moles:
V ∝n at constant T and P
What is the ideal gas law formula?
PV=nRT
What is the standard molar volume of gas?
Under conditions of standard temperature and pressure (STP)
- a gas temperature of 0 Celsius or 273.15 Kelvin
- a pressure of 1 atm
, 1 mole of an ideal gas occupies 22.414 L, a quantity called the standard molar volume.
Ideal gas law
The nitrogen gas in an automobile air bag, with a volume of 65 L, exerts a pressure of 829 mm Hg at 25 celsius.
What amount of N2 gas (in moles) is in the air bag?
Example 10.6: Chemistry and chemical reactivity, 9th edition student book.
To use the ideal gas law with R having units of
L ∙ atm/ K ∙ mol, the pressure must be expressed in atmospheres and the temperature in kelvins.
Therefore step 1: convert the pressure and temperature to values with these units
P= 829 mm Hg X ( 1 atm / 760 mm Hg) = 1.09 atm
T=25 + 273= 298 K
Step 2: solve the equation
n= (PV) / (RT)= (1.09 atm X 65L) /
(0.082057 L∙atm/k∙mol X 298 k)
n=2.9 mol
What is the formula to calculate the density of a gas?
d= PM / RT
Density and molar mass
Calculate the density of CO2 at STP. Is CO2 more or less dense than air.
air density is 1.29 g/L at STP
Example 10.7: Chemistry and chemical reactivity, 9th edition student book.
d= PM / RT
d= (1 atm X 44 g/mol) / (0.082057 L∙atm/k∙mol X 273 k)
d= 1.96 g/L
CO2 is more dense than air
Calculating the molar mass of a gas from P, V, and T data
You are trying to determine, by experiment, the formula of a gaseous compound you made to replace chlorofluorocarbons in air conditioners. You have determined the empirical formula is CHF2, but to determine the molecular formula you need to know the molar mass.
You find that a 0.100g sample of the compound exerts a pressure of 70.5 mm Hg in a 256 mL container at 22.3 celsius.
What is the molar mass of the compound?
What is its molecular formula?
Example 10.8: Chemistry and chemical reactivity, 9th edition student book.
–The density of the gas is the mass of the gas divided by the volume
D= 0.100g / 0.256 L = 0.391 g/L
–Use the density along with the values of pressure and temperature in equation d= PM / RT, and solve for the molar mass M
M= dRT / P=
(0.391 g/L X 0.082057 L∙atm/k∙mol X 295.5 K) / 0.0928 atm
= 102 g/ mol
–With this result, you can compare the experimentally determined molar mass with the mass of a mole of gas having the empirical formula CHF2.
experimental molar mass 102 g/mol
———————————— = ———————-
mass of 1 mol CHF2 51.0 g/formula unit
= 2 formula units of CHF2 per mol
Therefore, the formula of the compound is C2H2F4.
–In the alternative approach, you use the ideal gas law to calculate the amount of gas, n.
n= (PV) / (RT)= ( 0.0928 atm X 0.256 L) / ( 0.082057 L∙atm/k∙mol X 295.5 K)
n= 9.80 X 10^-4 mol
–You know that 0.100 g of gas is equivalent to 9.80 X 10^-4 mol. Therefore,
molar mass = (0.100g) / ( 9.80 X 10^-4 mol)
molar mass = 102 g/mol