It would most likely be a observation or hypothesis
Answer:
Cyclopropane has a planar carbon back bone while propane does not
Explanation:
We have to recognize that in straight chain saturated organic compounds, carbon atoms have a tetrahedral geometry. Each carbon atom is bonded to four other atoms.
However, carbon atoms in cyclic compounds are also sp3 hybridized with each carbon bonded to only four other atoms but the ring system is highly strained.
Cyclopropane is a necessarily planar molecule with a bond angle that is far less than the expected tetrahedral bond angle due to strain in the molecule. Hence, the carbon atoms may have have a "planar backbone".
That would be either, nuclear power or wind power, depending on what the teacher is looking for...
Using the ideal gas law PV =nRTPV=nRT , we find that the pressure will be P =\frac{nRT}{V}P=
V
nRT
. Then, we'll substitute and find the pressure, using T = -25 °C = 248.15 K and R = 0.0821 \frac{atm\cdot L}{mol \cdot K}
mol⋅K
atm⋅L
:
P =\frac{nRT}{V} = \frac{(0.33\,\cancel{mol})(0.0821\frac{atm\cdot \cancel{L}}{\cancel{mol \cdot K}})(248.15\,\cancel{K})}{15.0\,\cancel{L}} = 0.4482\,atmP=
V
nRT
=
15.0
L
(0.33
mol
)(0.0821
mol⋅K
atm⋅
L
)(248.15
K
)
=0.4482atm
In conclusion, the pressure of this gas is P=0.4482 atm.
Reference:
Chang, R. (2010). Chemistry. McGraw-Hill, New York.
