A 9.95*mol9.95mol quantity of ideal gas is placed in a container of 208*L208L volume at 1.26*atm1.26atm pressure. What is the temperature of the gas?

1 Answer
Apr 26, 2017

We can assume ideality, and find T~=320*KT320K

Explanation:

T=(PV)/(nR)= (1.26*cancel(atm)xx208*cancelL)/(9.95*cancel(mol)xx0.0821*cancel(L*atm)*K^-1*cancel(mol^-1))

At least this is dimensionally consistent. We wanted an answer in K, we got an answer in 1/(K^-1)=1/(1/K)=K as required............

So two questions:

From where did I get the expression T=(PV)/(nR)?

If we had measured "ammonia gas" or "hydrogen chloride" would our assumption of ideality be justified?