Question

A steel cylinder for scuba diving contains 11.1 L of compressed air. The pressure inside the cylinder is

Answer 1

Answer:

9.28moles

Explanation:

Given parameters:

volume  = 11.1L

pressure  = 204atm

temperature  = 24°C = 24 + 273  = 297K

Unknown:

Number of moles of air in the cylinder  = ?

Solution:

To solve this problem, we apply the ideal gas equation;

         PV = nRT

P is the pressure

V is the volume

n is the number of moles

R is the gas constant  = 0.082atmdm³mol⁻¹K⁻¹

T is the temperature

Now insert the parameters and find n;

     204 x 11.1  = n x 0.082 x 297

    226.4  = 24.4n

        n  = 9.28moles