Answer to Question #86675 in General Chemistry for mike

Question

A sample of 3.33 mol of xenon is confined at low pressure in a volume at a temperature of 59 °C. Describe quantitatively the effects of each of the following changes on the pressure, the average kinetic energy per molecule in the gas, and the root-mean-square speed.

(a) The temperature is increased to 173 °C.
(b) The volume is doubled.
(c) The amount of xenon is decreased to 2.02 mol.

Give each answer as a decimal factor of the form: new value = factor old value. A factor of 1 means no change.

Change P KEavg urms
(a)
(b)
(c)

Answer 1

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