A #4 L# container holds #4 # mol and #4 # mol of gasses A and B, respectively. Groups of four of molecules of gas B bind to three molecule of gas A and the reaction changes the temperature from #240^oK# to #320^oK#. By how much does the pressure change?
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It is given that molecules of gases
The balanced equation is
#" "3A " "+" " 4B to [(3A)(4B)]#
Initial#" "4\ mol " "4\ mol" "0\ mol"#
Final#" "1\ mol " "0\ mol" "1\ mol#
The binding action requires
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As such gas B will be the limiting participant.
We have the Ideal Gas equation as
#PV=nRT#
where#P# is the pressure of the gas,#V# is the volume of the gas,#n# is the amount of substance of gas (in moles),#R# is universal gas constant, equal to the product of the Boltzmann constant and the Avogadro constant and#T# is the absolute temperature of the gas.
Initial condition:
Using Dalton's Law of partial pressures
#P_i=(P_A+P_B)_i=((nRT_i)/V)_A+((nRT_i)/V)_B#
#=>P_i=((RT_i)/V)(n_A+n_B)#
#=>P_i=((RT_i)/V)(4+4)#
#=>P_i=8((RT_i)/V)# ........(1)
Final steady state condition. Let us call bound molecule be of Gas C. The volume does not change. The temperature of the gaseous mixture changes to
#P_f=(P_A+P_C)_f=((n_fRT_f)/V)_A+((nRT_f)/V)_C#
#=>P_f=((RT_f)/V)(n_(fA)+n_C)#
#=>P_f=((RT_f)/V)(1+1)#
#=>P_f=2((RT_f)/V)# ........(2)
Dividing (2) by (1) we get
#P_f/P_i=(2((RT_f)/V))/(8((RT_i)/V))#
#=>P_f/P_i=(T_f)/(4T_i)#
Inserting given temperatures we get
#P_f=(320)/(4xx240)P_i#
#=>P_f=0.bar3P_i#