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posted by  rigolia on 11/3/2009 3:58:52 PM  |  status: Live  |  Earned Karma: 10

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Calculate the volume (in milliliters) occupied by a 0.327 g sample of CO2 gas at 22.5 degrees Celsius and 755 torr.
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posted by jbeede on 11/3/2009 4:07:58 PM  |  status: Live
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This is an ideal gas law problem: PV=nRT
Solving for V:
V=nRT/P
where
V=volume in L
n=amount of substance in mols
R=gas constant
T=temperature in °K
P=pressure in torr
Since you gave the amount of CO2 in grams we convert that to mols by dividing by the molar mass of CO2 (44.01g)
n=0.327/44.01=0.0074 mol
Plug in your values and you get:
V=(0.0074 mol)(62.363 L torr/°K mol)(273+22.5°K) / 755 torr
V=0.1814 L = 181.4 mL
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