Question #265203

A nitrogen gas container has a volume of 35.0 L. Calculate the mass of nitrogen in the container if the gas has a pressure of 1800 torr at 42°C

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2021-11-13T01:28:37-0500

Q265203

A nitrogen gas container has a volume of 35.0 L. Calculate the mass of nitrogen in the container if the gas has a pressure of 1800 torr at 42°C


Solution :


Step 1: To find the moles of N2 gas in the container.


The volume of nitrogen gas in the container, V = 35.0 L.


Pressure, P = 1800 torr.


convert pressure to 'atm' by using the conversion factor, 1atm = 760 torr.


Pressure, P in 'atm' =

=1800 torr1 atm760 torr= 1800 \ \cancel{torr} * \frac{1 \ atm }{760 \ \cancel{torr} }

=2.368 atm=2.368 \ atm

Temperature, T in 'Kelvin' = 42°C = 42 + 273.15 = 315.15 K.


Gas constant, R = 0.08206 L-atm/mol-K


plug all this information in the ideal gas equation, PV = n RT, and solve it for 'n'.




P V= n R TP \ V = \ n \ R \ T


2.368 atm 35.0 L = n 0.08206L.atm/mol.K315.15 K2.368 \ atm \ * 35.0 \ L \ = \ n \ * 0.08206 L.atm/mol.K * 315.15 \ K

82.88 L.atm= n 25.861 L.atm/mol.82.88 \ L.atm = \ n \ * 25.861 \ L.atm/mol.

divide both the side by 25.861 L.atm/mol, we have



82.88 L.atm25.861 L.atm/mol= n 25.861 L.atm/mol25.861 L.atm/mol.\frac{82.88 \ \cancel{L.atm}}{25.861 \ \cancel{L.atm}/mol} = \frac{\ n \ * \cancel{25.861 \ L.atm/mol}}{\cancel{25.861 \ L.atm/mol}}.


3.205 \ mol = \ n \


Step 2 : To convert 3.205 mol N2 to grams.


Molar mass of N2 = 2 * atomic mass of N = 2 * 14.007 g/mol

= 28.014 g/mol




grams of N2=3.205 mol N228.014 g N21 mol N2=89.78 grams of N2grams \ of \ N_2 = 3.205 \ \cancel{mol \ N_2} * \frac{28.014 \ g \ N_2 }{ 1 \ \cancel{mol \ N_2}} = 89.78 \ grams \ of \ N_2


which is the correct significant figure is 89.8 grams.


Hence the mass of N2 in the container is 89.8 grams.





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