A 0.642 g sample of an unknown gas was collected over water at 25.0 degrees C and 1.04 atm. The collection cylinder contained 151.3 mL of gas after the sample was released. How do you find the molar mass of the unknown gas?
1 Answer
The molar mass of the gas is 103 g/mol.
Explanation:
We can use the Ideal Gas Law to solve this problem.
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Since
#PV = (m/M)RT#
And we can solve this equation to get
#M = (mRT)/(PV)#
Since you are collecting the gas over water,
At 25.0 °C, the partial pressure of water is 0.0313 atm
∴
Thus, in your problem,
∴