ACTIVITY 2:
How will the unknown parameter/quantity behave in the following situations? Choose among volume/pressure/temperature will increase, decrease, or remain the same.
1. A sample of nitrogen, N2, occupies 45.0 mL at 27°c and 600 torr. Describe its pressure if it was cooled to —73°c while the volume remains constant.
2. A sample of oxygen, 02, occupies 32.2 ml at 30°c and 452 torr. Describe the volume at —70°c and the same pressure.
3. A sample of ammonia is found to occupy 0.250 L under laboratory conditions of 27°c and 0.850 atm. Describe the pressure of this sample if the volume becomes 0.538 L at O°c.
4. A sample of gas has a volume of 30.0 mL at a pressure of 6.5 psi. Describe the volume of the gas at a pressure of 11.0 psi at constant temperature.
5. A sample of carbon dioxide, C02, occupies 0.300 L at 10°c and 750 torr. Describe the temperature if the volume of the gas becomes 0.321 L and 750 torr.
Answers & Comments
Answer:
1. The pressure will decrease as the temperature decreases.
2. The volume will decrease as the temperature decreases.
3. The pressure will decrease as the volume increases.
4. The volume will decrease as the pressure increases.
5. The temperature will increase as the volume increases at constant pressure.