Answer:
The pressure inside the container would increase with each additional pump.
Explanation:
- From the general gas law of ideal gases:
<em>PV = nRT,</em>
where, P is the pressure of the gas.
V is the volume of the gas.
n is the no. of moles of the gas.
R is the general gas constant.
T is the temperature of the gas.
- As clear from the gas law; the pressure of the gas is directly proportional to the no. of moles of the gas.
<em>P α n.</em>
- As gas particles are pumped into a rigid steel container, the no. of moles of the gas will increase.
So, the pressure of the gas will increase.
<em>Thus, the right choice is: The pressure inside the container would increase with each additional pump.</em>
I'm not 100% sure but I'm leaning towards D. :)
Actually, we can answer the problem even without the first statement. All we have to do is write the reaction for the production of sulfur trioxide.
2 S + 3 O₂ → 2 SO₃
The stoichiometric calculations is as follows:
7 g S * 1 mol/32.06 g S = 0.218 mol S
Moles O₂ needed = 0.218 mol S * 3 mol O₂/2 mol S = 0.3275 mol O₂
Since the molar mas of O₂ is 32 g/mol,
Mass of O₂ needed = 0.3275 mol O₂ * 32 g/mol = 10.48 g O₂
