Deck 2: The Behaviour of Gases

Question 1

Understand gas pressure and express pressure in various units.

Answer 1

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Question 2

Relate pressure, volume, temperature, and amount of gas.

Answer 2

Solving quantitative problems about gases at moderate temperatures and pressures requires only one equation, the ideal gas equation

Question 3

Use the concept of partial pressures in gas mixtures.

Answer 3

In a mixture of gases, each gas contributes to the total pressure the pressure that it would exert if the gas were present in the container by itself.

Question 4

Use stoichiometry to solve problems involving gas-phase chemical reactions.

Question 5

Explain the basic concepts of kinetic molecular theory: molecular speed, energy, and the effects of temperature and volume on gas pressure.

Question 6

Calculate gas densities and molar masses from pressure-volume-temperature data.

Question 7

Calculate the pressure of a gas under non-ideal conditions, and explain the deviations from ideality.

Question 8

Do calculations involving water vapour pressure and relative humidity and describe some of the basic chemistry of the troposphere.

Question 9

If 760 Torr is equivalent to 1 atm and to 1.01325 bar, then a pressure of 1 bar is equivalent to

A) 760 Torr.
B) 770.07 Torr.
C) 750.06 Torr.
D) 129.86 Torr.
E) 133.32 Torr.

Question 10

Which will occupy a larger volume, 10 moles of H₂ (g) or 10 moles of propane, C₃H₈ (g)?

A) H₂ (g)
B) C₃H₈ (g)
C) They will occupy the same volume.

Question 11

A glass bulb with a volume of 250.0 mL contains a small amount of solid potassium chlorate. It is connected to a mercury manometer. Upon heating the bulb, the following (unbalanced) reaction occurs:
KClO₃ $\rarr$ KCl + O₂
After the apparatus cools back to room temperature, 23°C, the difference in the mercury levels in the manometer is now 14.2 cm. Which of the following statements are true?
1) The mercury on the side of the tube connected to the manometer is higher than before.
2) About 1.9 x 10^-3 moles KClO₃ decomposed.
3) About 0.16 g KClO₃ decomposed.
4) The mercury on the side of the tube connected to the manometer is lower than before.
5) About 1.3 x 10^-3 moles O₂ were evolved.

A) 1, 2 and 5 only
B) 5 only
C) 2 and 4 only
D) 3 and 4 only
E) 4 and 5 only

Question 12

A reaction is carried out under an atmosphere of oxygen. As the reaction proceeds, oxygen is consumed. The reaction started in a 500 ml flask, under a pressure of 1015 mm Hg, and a temperature of $22^\degree$ C. How many moles of oxygen had been consumed if at the end of the reaction the pressure was 790 mm Hg and the temperature did not change?

A) 0.0286 moles
B) 46.6 moles
C) 0.0223 moles
D) 0.0250 moles
E) 0.00610 moles

Question 13

Consider a sample of gas in a tank. Under which of the following conditions would you expect the least ideal behaviour?

A) high temperature and high pressure
B) high temperature and low pressure
C) moderate temperature and pressure
D) low temperature and low pressure
E) low temperature and high pressure

Question 14

A tank holds a mixture of argon and helium gases. If the partial pressure of oxygen is 3.3 atm and the total pressure of the mixture is 15 atm; what is the mole fraction of helium gas?

A) 0.78
B) 0.18
C) 0.28
D) 0.64
E) 0.81

Question 15

A tank holds a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen gases. If the partial pressure of oxygen is 3.3 atm and the mole fraction of N₂ gas X(N₂) = 0.78, what are the total pressure in the tank and the partial pressure of N₂?

A) 15 atm, 11.7 atm
B) 5.9 atm, 2.6 atm
C) 7.5 atm, 4.2 atm
D) 1 atm, 0.78 atm
E) 4.1 atm, 0.78 atm

Question 16

An ozone measurement in a ultraviolet paint curing facility is 12.2 PPM. The air pressure is 752.1 mm Hg. What is the partial pressure of ozone in the facility?

A) 12.2 x 10^-2 mm Hg
B) 12.2 x 10^-6 atm
C) 9.2 x 10^-3 mm Hg
D) 9.2 x 10^-6 atm
E) 92 mm Hg

Question 17

The following set up is arranged in a laboratory. Assuming the volume of the connecting tubing is negligible and there is no temperature change, determine the final total pressure if all three flasks were allowed to mix.

A) 1.0 bar
B) 1.8 bar
C) 0.69 bar
D) 1.9 bar
E) 5.7 bar

Question 18

A researcher is studying the rate of consumption of CO₂ by some plants in a sealed container. If the plants are the major use and source of gases is by the following photosynthesis reaction, what does the researcher need to be concerned about as the reaction proceeds?
6 CO_2(g) + 6 H₂O_(l) $\rarr$ C₆H₁₂O_6(s) + 6 O_2(g)

A) the build up of total pressure
B) the loss of the partial pressure of reactants
C) the loss of total pressure
D) the loss of partial pressure of products
E) keeping the plant in a dark room

Question 19

Professional cyclists can metabolize more than 80 mL of oxygen per kg of body weight per minute (sometimes called the V-O₂ max). Calculate the mass of glucose (in grams) that could theoretically be consumed by the following reaction by a 70 kg cyclist in an hour (assume 25^oC and 1 atm pressure).
C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6 O₂ $\rarr$ 6 CO₂ + 6 H₂O

A) 2.28
B) 41
C) 410
D) 4100
E) 6.8

Question 20

An SUV gets requires 19.6 L of gasoline per 100 km. If the chemical composition can be approximated by C₇H₁₆, with a density of 0.80 g/mL, how many L of CO₂ at 1 bar pressure and 25°C are emitted per km?

A) 2.7 L
B) 23 L
C) 39 L
D) 0.3 L
E) 2.7 x 10² L

Question 21

If a 0.18 g sample of aluminum metal is dropped into 400 mL of 6 M HCl, hydrogen gas is evolved. The hydrogen evolved is collected over water, so the gas collected is a mixture of water vapour (vapour pressure = 23.8 mm Hg) and hydrogen gas. If the external pressure is 1.02 atm and temperature is 25?C, what will be the total volume of gas collected in L?

A) 6.7 x 10^-3 L
B) 0.010 L
C) 0.22 L
D) 0.25 L
E) 0.99 L

Question 22

The noxious gas H₂S can be used to remove the acid rain component SO₂ from factory emissions by the Claus Process. What volume of H₂S in litres at STP will be needed to remove 2.00 kg of SO₂?
2 H₂S_(g) + SO_2(g) $\rarr$ 3 S_(s) + 2 H₂O_(l)

A) 1400 litres
B) 7 litres
C) 700 litres
D) 350 litres
E) 50 litres

Question 23

Consider the conversion of methane to acetylene and hydrogen gas shown in the unbalanced reaction below:CH₄ $\rightarrow$ C₂H₂ + H₂What is the final pressure in a 100 L reaction vessel following the conversion of 323 g of methane to acetylene and hydrogen gases at 1725°C?

A) 33.5 bar
B) 67.0 bar
C) 134.0 bar
D) 6.7 bar
E) 0.66 bar

Question 24

The concentration of an old solution of hydrogen peroxide is being tested because hydrogen peroxide decomposes over time. The following reaction is catalyzed by potassium iodide and used to determine the concentration. If 3.0 ml of the peroxide solution is tested and produces 55 ml of O_2(g) at 750 mm Hg and 23°C, how many grams of hydrogen peroxide were in the solution?
2 H₂O_2(aq) $\rarr$ 2 H₂O_(l) + O_2(g)

A) 0.0245 g
B) 0.12 g
C) 0.60 g
D) 12.4 g
E) 0.15 g

Question 25

Consider a sample of gas in a tank. Under which of the following conditions would you expect the most ideal behaviour?

A) high temperature and high pressure
B) high temperature and low pressure
C) moderate temperature and pressure
D) low temperature and low pressure
E) low temperature and high pressure

Question 26

Which of the following molecules/atoms will exert a greater force when it strikes the wall of the container under ideal conditions?

A) Cs atoms at 298 K
B) Naphthalene molecules (C₁₀H₈) at 298 K
C) Radon atoms at 298 K
D) He atoms at 298 K
E) They will all hit with the same force.

Question 27

Which of the following molecules/atoms will exert a greater force when it strikes the wall of the container under ideal conditions?

A) Cs atoms at 1000 K
B) Naphthalene molecules (C₁₀H₈) at 1400 K
C) Radon atoms at 880 K
D) He atoms at 1500 K
E) He atoms at 1000 K

Question 28

Which of the following molecules/atoms will exert a greater force when it strikes the wall of the container under ideal conditions?

A) Cs atoms at 240 m/s
B) Naphthalene molecules (C₁₀H₈) at 250 m/s
C) Radon atoms at 200 m/s
D) He atoms at 800 m/s
E) Ar atoms at 300 m/s

Question 29

Increasing the number of molecules in a container increases the pressure because

A) there are more atoms in the container.
B) there are more collisions with the wall of the container.
C) the distance to the walls is closer for more molecules.
D) the temperature increases in the container.
E) there are more collisions molecules move faster.

Question 30

Cooling the gas in a container lowers the pressure because

A) there are less atoms in the container.
B) the potential energy increases in the container.
C) there are less collisions with the wall of the container.
D) the molecules' impact with the wall are less energetic.
E) the molecules slow down so both force and number of collisions with the walls is reduced.

Question 31

Data for a pulsed molecular beam experiment at a temperature of 297 K is shown below: Which are the following are probably true about the sample?1. The sample consists of two different molar mass molecules.2. The sample has a lower molar mass than ammonia (avg is 490 m/s).3. The sample has a higher molar mass than ammonia (avg is 490 m/s).4. The sample consists of molecules with the same molar mass.5. The average velocity is near 200 m/s.

A) 1 and 5 only
B) 3, 4 and 5 only
C) 2, 4 and 5 only
D) 4 and 5 only
E) 2 and 5 only

Question 32

A sample of gas is heated from 200 K to 400 K. Which of the following statements accurately describes the sample at its new conditions?
1) The average velocity is twice as fast.
2) The molecules have four times the kinetic energy.
3) The average velocity is nearly the same.
4) The average kinetic energy is half the original.
5) The kinetic energy is twice the original.

A) 1 and 5 only
B) 3, 4 and 5 only
C) 2 and 5 only
D) 3 and 5only
E) 5 only

Question 33

A sample of gas is cooled from 273°C to 0°C. Which of the following statements accurately describes the sample at its new conditions?
1) The kinetic energy is now nearly zero.
2) The average velocity is now twice as fast.
3) The average velocity is half as fast.
4) The average kinetic energy is halved.
5) The average velocity is about two thirds of the original.

A) 1 only
B) 3 only
C) 2 and 4 only
D) 4 and 5 only
E) 2 and 5 only

Question 34

A sample of gas is cooled to its vapourization temperature. What is true before the sample reaches equilibrium between the liquid and gaseous phases?

A) More molecules are depositing than vapourizing.
B) More molecules are condensing than vapourizing.
C) More molecules are vapourizing than condensing.
D) No liquid is present.
E) The liquid molecules have more kinetic energy than the gas molecules.

Question 35

At 1000°C and 10.0 Torr, the density of a certain element in the gas phase is 2.9 x 10^-3 g/L. What is the element?

A) Ar
B) Ne
C) Br
D) Cl
E) Na

Question 36

A sample of N₂ gas is contaminated with a gas. It is found that that contaminant effuses at 0.36 times the rate of N₂. What is the contaminating gas?

A) He
B) Cl₂
C) H₂
D) Kr
E) Rn

Question 37

A sample of radon is expected to diffuse ______ than oxygen gas.

A) 2.6 times faster
B) 2.6 times slower
C) 6.9 times faster
D) 6.9 times slower

Question 38

A sample of oxygen is expected to diffuse ______ than chlorine gas.

A) 1.5 times faster
B) 1.5 times slower
C) 0.66 times as fast
D) 1.05 times faster

Question 39

The ideal gas equation is expected to be valid at

A) low temperature.
B) low pressure.
C) high pressure.
D) low temperature and low pressure.
E) low temperature and high pressure.

Question 40

Consider the van der Waals "a" coefficient for He, O₂ and C₆H₆ increases because

A) the number of different atoms increases.
B) the intermolecular forces acting between molecules increase.
C) the strength of chemical bonds increases.
D) the volume occupied by the molecules becomes more significant as the size of the molecule increases.
E) the mass of the molecules increases.

Question 41

Consider the van der Waals "b" coefficient for He, O₂ and CO₂ increases because

A) the number of different atoms increases.
B) the intermolecular forces acting between molecules increases.
C) the strength of chemical bonds increases.
D) the volume occupied by the molecules becomes more significant as the size of the molecule increases.
E) the mass of the molecules increases.

Question 42

If the compressibility factor, pV/nRT, is greater than 1, then

A) the gas is ideal.
B) the volume the gases occupy is no longer negligible.
C) attractive forces are acting between the molecules.
D) repulsive forces are acting between the molecules.
E) volume occupied by gases is no longer negligible and/or intermolecular repulsive forces dominate.

Question 43

If the compressibility factor, pV/nRT is 1 at pressure p, then

A) the gas is ideal.
B) the gas may be ideal, but is not necessarily ideal.
C) the gas is not ideal.
D) the gas is under optimum conditions.

Question 44

Consider the van der Waals equation:

A) the van der Waals "a" term is proportional to molecular size and "b" is proportional to the magnitude of intermolecular forces.
B) the van der Waals "b" term is proportional to molecular size and "a" is proportional to the magnitude of intermolecular forces.
C) large molecules tend to have smaller values for both a and b.
D) the van der Waals equation describes successfully describes the behaviour of non-ideal gases.

Question 45

Athletes are reminded to drink more water when they are exercising in cold weather because it is easy to get dehydrated. The main reason for this is

A) the increased dew point at lower temperatures.
B) the higher vapour pressure of water at lower temperatures.
C) the lower relative humidity of the air at lower temperatures.
D) higher relative humidity.
E) lower vapour pressure.

Question 46

Ground level ozone

A) forms the ozone layer which protects animal and plant life from harmful solar radiation.
B) is a contributor to photochemical smog.
C) is harmful to the respiratory system.
D) both a and b.
E) both b and c.

Question 47

The pressure in an underwater dwelling is 9.52 atm. What is the pressure in Torr and Pascals?

Question 48

The level of mercury on the sample side of a manometer is 56.0 mm above that of the atmospheric side. If the atmospheric pressure is 1.05 bar, what is the pressure of the gas sample (in Torr)?

Question 49

The level of mercury on the sample side of a manometer is 56 mm below that of the atmospheric side. If the atmospheric pressure is 1.05 bar, what is the pressure of the gas sample (in bar)?

Question 50

The level of mercury on the sample side of a manometer is 56.0 mm above that of the atmospheric side. If the atmospheric pressure is 103 kPa, what is the pressure of the gas sample (in Torr)?

Question 51

The level of mercury on the sample side of a manometer is 156 mm below that of the atmospheric side. If the atmospheric pressure is 758 Torr, what is the pressure of the gas sample (in bar)?

Question 52

An automobile tire has a volume of about 42 L. How many moles of air are contained in such a tire at a pressure of 220 kPa at a temperature of 28°C?

Question 53

A steel cylinder 1.2 m tall and 20 cm in diameter is filled with nitrogen at a pressure of 152 bar at a temperature of 24°C. How many kg of nitrogen does the cylinder contain?

Question 54

In this chapter, some important applications of high vacuum are discussed. Pressures of 1.0 x 10^-9 atm can be routinely achieved in the laboratory. CO is a common contaminant at these low levels. How many molecules of CO would be present if it was the only contaminant in a 1.0 L container at a pressure of 1.0 x 10^-9 atm and 298 K?

Question 55

A mylar novelty balloon is filled with 4.5 L of He at 1 atm pressure and 23°C temperature. It is then dipped into a liquid nitrogen (77K) until the gas and balloon are at 77K. What is the volume of the balloon at 77K?

Question 56

A spherical weather balloon is constructed so that the gas inside can expand as the balloon ascends to higher altitudes where the pressure is lower. If the radius of the spherical balloon is 2.5 m at sea level where the pressure is 753 Torr, what will be the radius at an altitude of about 10 km where the pressure of the gas is 210 Torr if the temperature has not changed?

Question 57

One group of compounds that contain only carbon and hydrogen are called the cycloalkanes and have the empirical formula CH₂. The vapour from a sample of one of these compounds occupies a volume of 253.2 mL at a temperature of 99.8°C and a pressure of 754.8 Torr. The vapour has a mass of 0.5921g. What is the molecular formula of the compound?

Question 58

Carbon monoxide is used frequently in the production of metals and steel. A cylinder of CO is shipped to a research facility with a pressure of 170. atm and a volume of 90.0 litres. How many kilograms of CO are needed to fill the cylinder at 10.0˚C?

Question 59

A cylinder of carbon dioxide is shipped to a research facility. This cylinder is under a pressure of 145 atm and has a volume of 95 litres. What volume would this same amount of gas fill if the valve was opened to the room, which is under a pressure of 745 mm Hg?

Question 60

A hair spray bottle will explode if under 9 atm of internal pressure. If this bottle is originally under 5 atm of pressure at 25˚C and is placed to close to a campfire and raises to 48˚C, what will be the pressure inside the bottle now?

Question 61

A diver exhales a bubble with a volume of 250 ml at a pressure of 2.4 atm and 15˚C. What will be the volume of that bubble when it reaches the surface where the pressure if 1 atm and the temperature if 29˚C?

Question 62

A tank holds a mixture of nitrogen and chlorine gases. If the partial pressure of nitrogen is 3.3 atm and the total pressure of the mixture is 22,000 kPa; what is the mole fraction of chlorine gas?

Question 63

A 400 L steel tank is filled with a mixture of 20 kg of methane (CH₄), 5 kg of ethane (C₂H₆) and 0.050 g of butanethiol (C₄H₁₀S). (This last sulphur-containing compound has an intense smell to indicate any leaks of this flammable mixture). What is the total pressure in the tank and the partial pressure of each component if the temperature is 24 °C?

Question 64

A 400 L steel tank is filled with a mixture of 20 kg of methane (CH₄), 5 kg of ethane (C₂H₆) and 0.050 g of butanethiol (C₄H₁₀S). (This last sulphur-containing compound has an intense smell to indicate any leaks of this flammable mixture). Determine the composition of the gas in terms of mole fraction and ppm.

Question 65

Vinyl chloride is a important industrial chemical used in many different applications. However, it has health impacts even at the PPB level. If an average breath is about 1.5 L, how many vinyl chloride molecules would be contained in one breath, assuming 1 atm pressure and 26°C if the vinyl chloride concentration is 10 PPB?

Question 66

A gas mixture containing oxygen, nitrogen, and helium exerts a total pressure of 925 Torr. If the partial pressures are oxygen 425 Torr, and helium 75 Torr, what is the partial pressure (in bar) of nitrogen in the mixture?

Question 67

A gas mixture containing oxygen, nitrogen, and helium; if the partial pressure and mole fraction of oxygen is 425 Torr and 0.46, respectively, and the partial pressure of helium is 74 Torr, what is the partial pressure (in bar) of nitrogen in the mixture?

Question 68

A tank is pressurized with 5.0 atm of N₂ and 10.0 atm of H₂. Ammonia (NH₃) is formed. When the pressure finally remains constant, indicating that the reaction has proceeded as far as it will go, the partial pressure of ammonia is 3.2 atm. What is the total pressure in the tank assuming that neither the temperature nor the volume of the container have changed?

Question 69

Methanol, CH₃OH, is produced by the reaction of methane with oxygen under carefully controlled conditions:
2 CH_{4 (g)} + O_{2 (g)} $\rightarrow$ 2 CH₃OH _(g)
A 200 L reactor is filled with a mixture of methane to a pressure of 10.5 atm and 3.50 atm oxygen at 298 K. The reactor is then heated to 350°C.(a) What is the mass of methanol formed if the reaction proceeds to 100% yield?(b) What are the partial pressures of each of the substances and the total pressure in the reactor at the end of the reaction if the temperature is 350°C?

Question 70

At an elevation of 10 km above sea level (about 33,000 feet, approximately the cruising altitude of a jet airliner), the atmospheric pressure is 210 Torr and the temperature is 230K. Assuming air is 21% O₂, how many L of air at this altitude would be required to completely burn 1 kg of jet fuel, C₁₂H₂₆?

Question 71

Acetic acid, shown below, is the substance responsible for the odour of vinegar. What is the average velocity and average kinetic energy (kJ/mol) of acetic acid molecules?

Question 72

Methylamine, whose line structure is shown below, is one of the substances for the "fishy" odour of not-so-fresh fish. What is the average velocity and average kinetic energy (kJ/mole) of gaseous methylamine molecules at 25°C?

Question 73

If the density of a sample of nitrogen gas was 8.0 x 10^-3 g/L, what is the density of He under identical conditions of temperature and pressure?

Question 74

If the density of a sample of nitrogen gas was 1.2 g/L at 298K; what is the density of chlorine gas at 298K if the pressure of the chlorine gas is twice that of the nitrogen?

Question 75

The density of air at room temperature and pressure (1 atm) is about 1.16 g/L. Other gases have different vapour densities and may be less dense than air (such as helium) or more dense (propane). Gases with vapour densities greater than air mix slowly with air (because on average, the molecules have smaller velocities) and collect in low-lying areas. In Bhopal, India, a large quantity of methyl isocyanate, CH₃OCN, escaped from a storage tank killing thousands of people. Calculate the vapour density of methyl isocyanate at room temperature and pressure.

Question 76

On the graph provided draw the speed distribution of O₂ at 250K, O₂ at 350 K, and H₂ at 250K.

Question 77

A 1.56 L sample of nitrogen gas (1.21 x 10^-2g) is heated from 24°C to 350°C. Calculate the densities of the nitrogen at the different temperatures.

Question 78

A sample of N₂ gas is contaminated with one of the noble gases. It is found that the contaminant effuses at 1.87 times the rate of N₂. What is the contaminating noble gas?

Question 79

If the rate of effusion of Kr is 3 x 10^-5 moles/s and the rate of effusion of an unknown gas under identical conditions is 4.3 x 10^-5 moles/s, what is the identity of the unknown gas?

Question 80

If the rate of effusion of Kr is 5 x 10^-5 moles/s, what is the rate of effusion of chlorine gas under identical conditions in units of molecules/s?