Question

A student weighs an empty flask and stopper and finds the mass to be 55.844 g. She then adds about 5 mL of an unknown liquid and heats the flask in a boiling water bath at 99.7 degrees C. After all the liquid is vaporized, she removes the flask from the bath, stoppers it, and lets it i s cool. After it is cool, she momentarily removes the stopper, then replaces it and weighs the flask and condensed vapor, obtaining a mass of 56.101 g. The volume of the flask is known to be 248.1 mL. The barometric pressure in the laboratory 752 mm. Hg. a. What was the pressure of the vapor in the flask atm? P = ______ amt b. What was the temperature of the vapor in K? the volume of the flask in liters? T =______K, V=______ L c. What was the mass of vapor that was present in the flask? g = ___________grams d. How many moles of vapor are present? n =___________grams e. What is the mass of one mole of vapor? MM=___________g/mole

Answer 1

Answer :

(a) The pressure of the vapor in the flask in atm is, 0.989 atm

(b) The temperature of the vapor in the flask in Kelvin is, 372.7 K

    The volume of the flask in liters is, 0.2481 L

(c) The mass of vapor present in the flask was, 0.257 g

(d) The number of moles of vapor present are 0.00802 mole.

(e) The mass of one mole of vapor is 32.0 g/mole

Explanation : Given,

Mass of empty flask and stopper = 55.844 g

Volume of liquid = 5 mL

Temperature = $99.7^oC$

Mass of flask and condensed vapor = 56.101 g

Volume of flask = 248.1 mL

Barometric pressure in the laboratory = 752 mmHg

(a) First we have to determine the pressure of the vapor in the flask in atm.

Pressure of the vapor in the flask = Barometric pressure in the laboratory = 752 mmHg

Conversion used :

$1atm=760mmHg$

or,

$1mmHg=\frac{1}{760}atm$

As, $1mmHg=\frac{1}{760}atm$

So, $752mmHg=\frac{752mmHg}{1mmHg}\times \frac{1}{760}atm=0.989atm$

Thus, the pressure of the vapor in the flask in atm is, 0.989 atm

(b) Now we have to determine the temperature of the vapor in the flask in Kelvin.

Conversion used :

$K=273+^oC$

As, $K=273+^oC$

So, $K=273+99.7=372.7$

Thus, the temperature of the vapor in the flask in Kelvin is, 372.7 K

Now we have to determine the volume of the flask in liters.

Conversion used :

1 L = 1000 mL

or,

1 mL = 0.001 L

As, 1 mL = 0.001 L

So, 248.1 mL = 248.1 × 0.001 L = 0.2481 L

Thus, the volume of the flask in liters is, 0.2481 L

(c) Now we have to determine the mass of vapor that was present in the flask.

Mass of flask and condensed vapor = 56.101 g

Mass of empty flask and stopper = 55.844 g

Mass of vapor in flask = Mass of flask and condensed vapor - Mass of empty flask and stopper

Mass of vapor in flask = 56.101 g - 55.844 g

Mass of vapor in flask = 0.257 g

Thus, the mass of vapor present in the flask was, 0.257 g

(d) Now we have to determine the number of moles of vapor present.

Using ideal gas equation:

PV = nRT

where,

P = Pressure of vapor = 0.989 atm

V = Volume of vapor  = 0.2481 L

n = number of moles of vapor = ?

R = Gas constant = 0.0821 L.atm/mol.K

T = Temperature of vapor = 372.7 K

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$(0.989atm)\times 0.2481L=n\times (0.0821L.atm/mol.K)\times 372.7K\\\\n=0.00802mole$

Thus, the number of moles of vapor present are 0.00802 mole.

(e) Now we have to determine the mass of one mole of vapor.

$\text{Mass of one mole of vapor}=\frac{\text{Mass of vapor}}{\text{Moles of vapor}}$

$\text{Mass of one mole of vapor}=\frac{0.257g}{0.00802mole}=32.0g/mole$

Thus, the mass of one mole of vapor is 32.0 g/mole