A 3.4 g sample of carbon dioxide (CO_2CO2) gas is confined to a 450 mL rigid container at 55 deg C. How can you determine the pressure in the container?

1 Answer
Dec 16, 2016

Use the Ideal Gas Law, P=(nRT)/VP=nRTV

Explanation:

P=(3.4*g)/(44.0*g*mol^-1)xx(0.0821*L*atm)/(K*mol)xx328*Kxx1/(0.45*L)P=3.4g44.0gmol1×0.0821LatmKmol×328K×10.45L

~= 5*atm5atm