A 75.0 mL steel reaction vessel is filled with oxygen gas (O2) until the pressure reads 145 atm at 22C. How many moles of oxygen are in the container?

1 Answer
Sep 6, 2017

Assuming ideality.....then approx. half a mole.......of O_2O2..

Explanation:

We assume ideality, and thus n=(PV)/(RT)n=PVRT

=(145*atmxx75.0*mLxx10^-3*L*mL^-1)/(0.0821*(L*atm)/(K*mol)xx295.15*K)=145atm×75.0mL×103LmL10.0821LatmKmol×295.15K

=??*mol=??mol