Question

Calculate the pressure of the CO₂ (g) in the container at 425 K.

Answer 1

The pressure of the CO₂ = 0.995 atm

Further explanation

The complete question

A student is doing experiments with CO2(g). Originally, a sample of gas is in a rigid container at 299K and 0.70 atm. The student increases the temperature of the CO2(g) in the container to 425K.

Calculate the pressure of the CO₂ (g) in the container at 425 K.

Gay Lussac's Law

When the volume is not changed, the gas pressure is proportional to its absolute temperature

$\tt \dfrac{P_1}{T_1}=\dfrac{P_2}{T_2}$

P₁=0.7 atm

T₁=299 K

T₂=425 K

$\tt P_2=\dfrac{P_1\times T_2}{T_1}\\\\P_2=\dfrac{0.7\times 425}{299}=0.995 `atm$