Question

A sample of an unknown compound is vaporized at 150.°C . The gas produced has a volume of 960.mL at a pressure of 1.00atm , and it weighs 0.941g . Assuming the gas behaves as an ideal gas under these conditions, calculate the molar mass of the compound.

Answer 1

Answer:

34.02 g.

Explanation:

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In this case, since the gas behaves ideally, we can use the following equation to compute the moles at the specified conditions:

$PV=nRT\\\\n=\frac{1.00atm*0.960L}{0.08206\frac{atm*L}{mol*K}*(150+273)K} =0.0277mol$

Now, since the molar mass of a compound is computed by dividing the mass over mass, we obtain the following molar mass:

$MM=\frac{0.941g}{0.0277mol} \\\\MM=34.02g/mol$

So probably, the gas may be H₂S.

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