Answers for Gas Laws worksheet

I.5. 1 L containers are filled with gas.
Calculate the densities of the gases under various conditions.
     n = PV / RT             d  =  m / V  = M n / V         [also = MP/RT]


M (g/mol)
n (mol)
m (g)
d (g/L)
H2(1.00 atm, 298 K)
2.0158
0.0409
0.0824   
0.0824   
H2(2.00 atm, 298 K) 2.0158
0.0817
0.165
0.165
H2(1.00 atm, 398 K) 2.0158
0.0306
0.0617
0.0617
Cl2(1.00 atm, 298 K) 70.906   
0.0409
2.90
2.90
Cl2(2.00 atm, 298 K) 70.906   
0.0817
5.79
5.79
Cl2(1.00 atm, 398 K) 70.906   
0.0306
2.17
2.17

Density is increased by increasing pressure or molar mass. 
It is decreased by increasing temperature.

II. Liquid is put into a 100.0 mL flask with a small opening.  The flask is heated until the liquid boils. At boiling the pressure of the gas equals atmospheric pressure, 0.987 atm. The temperature of the gas is the boiling point of the liquid, 218°C. When no more liquid is observed, the flask is removed from heat; the mass of the contents is 0.2797 g.

6.  Calculate the moles of gas in the container.

n =PV/RT = (0.987 atm)(0.1000 L) / (0.0821 L atm mol-1 K-1)(218+273)K = 0.00245 mol

7.  What is the molar mass of the gas?
 
M = m/n = 0.2797 g / 0.00245 mol = 114 g/mol

The sample turns out to be a hydrocarbon; when the 0.2797 g of sample is burned in oxygen,  0.8619 g carbon dioxide and 0.3969 g water are collected.

8.  What is the chemical formula of the unknown gas?

CO2:  0.8619 g / 44.009 g mol-1 = 0.01958 mol CO2 * (1 mol C/mol CO2) = 0.01958 mol C
H2O: 0.3969 g / 18.015 g mol-1 = 0.02203 mol H2O * (2 mol H/mol H2O) = 0.04406 mol H
    molar ratio H:C = 0.04406 mol : 0.01958 mol = 2.250: 1
    To change to whole number ratio, multiply by 4   H:C =9:4
M(C4H9) = 4(12.011)+ 9(1.0079) = 57 g/mol 
That is one half of the molar mass calculated in question 7, so the chemical formula must actually be C8H18.
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