What happens on a molecular level when a diatomic molecule is a gas but is then cooled to a solid?

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irina1246 [14]3 years ago

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As an example of the processes depicted in this figure, consider a sample of water. When gaseous water is cooled sufficiently, the attractions between H2O molecules will be capable of holding them together when they come into contact with each other; the gas condenses, forming liquid H2O. For example, liquid water forms on the outside of a cold glass as the water vapor in the air is cooled by the cold glass.

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To answer this, we need to use Gay-Lussac's law, which states that:

$\frac{P_1}{T_1}= \frac{P_2}{T_2}$ , where P is pressure and T is temperature

The initial pressure we're given is 4.5 atm (so P1 = 4.5) and the temperature is 45.0°C; however, we need to change Celsius to Kelvins, so add 273 to 45.0: 45.0 + 273 = 318 K (so T1 = 318).

The final pressure is what we want to find, but we do know the final temperature is 3.1°C. Converting this to Kelvins, we get: 3.1 + 273 = 276.1 K, which means T2 = 276.1.

Plug these values in:

$\frac{P_1}{T_1}= \frac{P_2}{T_2}$

$\frac{4.5}{318}= \frac{P_2}{276.1}$