Question

What is the pressure in a 27.0-L cylinder filled with 44.9 g of oxygen gas at a temperature of 315 KK

Answer 1

Answer:

1.343 atm

Explanation:

We are given the following;

Pressure, p = ?

Volume v = 27 L

Mass of oxygen = 44.9 g

Temperature, T = 315 K

The formular relating all these variables is the equation;

PV = nRT

where R = gas constant = 0.08206 L atm / mole K

To obtain n, we use;

number of moles, n = Mass /  molar mass =  44.9 / 32 = 1.403 moles

From the ideal gas equation;

P = nRT / V

P = 1.403 * 0.08206 * 315 / 27

P = 36.27 / 27 = 1.343 atm