Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 12 - Gases and the Kinetic-Molecular Theory - Exercises - Mixed Exercises - Page 445: 108

Answer

121 g/mol

Work Step by Step

Recall: $M=\frac{dRT}{P}$ where $d$ is the density, $P$ is the pressure, $M$ is the molecular weight, $R$ is the universal gas constant and $T$ the temperature in K. Given/Known: $P=790.\,torr\times\frac{1\,atm}{760\,torr}$ $=1.039474\,atm$ $R=0.0821\,L\,atm\,mol^{-1}K^{-1}$ $T=(200.+273)K= 473\,K$ $d=\frac{26.8\,g}{8.29\,L}=3.232811\,g/L$ Substitute: $M=\frac{(3.232811\,g/L)(0.0821\,L\,atm\,mol^{-1}K^{-1})(473\,K)}{1.039474\,atm}$ $=121\,g/mol$
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