Gas Laws

  Boyle's Law  
  Charles' Law  
   Combined Gas Laws  
  Ideal Gas Equation
Graham's Law of Diffusion  
Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures   
Mass-Volume Problem

Boyle's Law:   The pressure and volume of a gas are inversely proportional, while the temperature is constant.   P1V1  =  P2V2
There are two ways to solve Boyle's Law probems:
1)  Use the formula  or  2)  Apply the law with a pressure or volume ratio.
Examples:
25 ml of a gas is at a pressure of 745 mm Hg.  Find the new volume at 715 mm Hg.  The temperature is constant.

V2  =  25 ml (745 mm Hg/715 mm Hg)
      =  26 ml

Solve:
Correct 1.95 L of a gas at 25 o C & 98.7 Kpa to 25oC & 102 . 7 Kpa.

Answer:
V2  = 1.95 L (98 . 7 Kpa/102 .7 Kpa)
      = 1.87 L

Charles' Law: The temperature in Kelvin and volume of a gas are directly proportional while the pressure is constant.   V1/T1 = V2/T2
There are two ways to solve Charles' Law probems:
1)  Use the formula  or  2)  Apply the law with a temperature, in Kelvin, or volume ratio.
Examples:
75.8 ml of a gas is at a temperature of 15 oC.  Find the new volume at 38 oC.  Pressure is constant.

T1 = 15 + 273 = 288 K          T 2 = 38 + 273 = 311 K

V2 = 75.8 ml (311 K/288 K)
      = 81.9 ml

Solve:
Correct 54.95 dl of a gas at 35 o C & .95 atm to -8oC & . 95 atm.

Answer:
V2  = 54. 95 dl (265 K/308 K)
      =  47.28 dl

Combined Gas Laws: Work both Boyle's & Charles' Laws together:  P1 V1/T1 = P2V2 /T2
Solve:
275 ml of a gas at .85 atm & 6oC is changed to 1.15 atm & 22o C.  Find the new volume.

Answer:
V2 = 275 ml (.85 atm/1.15 atm)(295 K/279 K)
V2 = 215 ml

Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures:  In a mixture of gases the total pressure is the sum of the gases pressure.
Ptotal = P 1 + P 2 + P3 + ....
Examples:
A vessel contains hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide gases.  Find the pressure of the vessel if the Phydrogen = 84 .7 Kpa, Poxygen = 26.2 Kpa, and Pcarbon dioxide = 4 .62 Kpa.

PTotal = Phydrogen + Poxygen + Pcarbon dioxide
PT = 84
.7 Kpa + 26.2 Kpa + 4 .62 Kpa = 115.52 = 115.5 Kpa

Water Vapor Pressure
            
Temp.
Pressure
Temp.
Pressure
         

(oC)
(mm of Hg)
(oC)
(mm of Hg)


 0.0
4.6
20.0
17.5


 5.0
6.5
21.0
18.6


10.0
9.2
24.0
22.4

Solve:
1)  250 ml of a gas was collected over water at 10 oC and 715 mm of Hg.  Find the volume of the dry gas at STP.

2)  475 ml of a gas was collected over water at 21 oC and 1.4 atm.  Determine the volume of the dry gas at 740 mm Hg and 35oC.

Answer:
1)  715     mm Hg    Pgas + Pwater       V2 = 250 ml(705.8 mm Hg/760 mm Hg)(273 K/283 K)
     -   9.2 mm Hg     Pwater                   V 2 = 223.967 ml
     705.8 mm Hg     Pgas                       V 2 = 220 ml

2)  1064     mm Hg    Pgas + Pwater              1.4 atm (760 mm Hg/1 atm) = 1064 mm Hg
    -    18.6 mm Hg     Pwater                 V2 = 475 ml(1045.4 mm Hg/740 mm Hg)(308 K/294K)
      1045.4 mm Hg     Pgas                    V 2 = 703 ml

Graham's Law of Diffusion: The velocity of a gas varies inversely with its mass.
g1
g2

Ideal Gas Equation:
PV = nRT
P = pressure, V = volume, n = moles, T = temperature, in Kelvin, R = .082 L-atm/mol-K
Solve:
1)  What pressure is exerted by .675 mol of a gas in a 45.8 L container at -24.0oC?

2)  At what celsius temperature will 11.8 moles of a gas exert 592 Kpa of pressure in a container whose volume is 32 .8 L?

Answers:
1)  PV = nRT              P = .675 mol(.082 L-atm/mol-K) 249K   = .301 atm
      P   = nRT                                        45.8 L
                V

2)  PV = nRT              P = 592 Kpa(1 atm/101.3 Kpa) =  5.844 atm
      T   = PV
               nR                T =  5.844 atm(32.8 L)                = 198 K  =  -75 oC
                                          11.8 mol(.082 L-atm/mol-K)


Mass-Volume Problems: They are worked liked Mass-Mass problems except:  1 mole of any gas at STP = 22.4 L
Steps:
1.  Write & Balance the chemical equation.
2.  Change grams or liters of A to moles of A .
3.  Change moles of A to moles of B.   [Use molar ratio:  Coeffients in the equation]
4.  Change moles of B to grams or liters of B .
Solve:
1)  How many liters of CO2 are produced when 125 g of propane, C3H8 is burned?      C3H8 +O2 --> CO 2 + H 20

2)  750 ml of chlorine gas reacts with an excess of Al to produce how many grams of AlCl3?

Answers:
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