What is the density of methane at 28.5°C and 755.2 mmHg?

1 Answer
Jul 27, 2017

We solve the Ideal Gas equation for a 1*L1L volume.....

Explanation:

PV=nRTPV=nRT....thus PV="mass"/"molar mass"*RTPV=massmolar massRT

And P/(RT)xx"molar mass"="mass"/V=rho_(Cl_2)PRT×molar mass=massV=ρCl2

((755.2cancel(*mm*Hg))/(760cancel(*mm*Hg*atm^-1))xx70.9*g*cancel(mol^-1))/(0.0821*(L*cancel(atm))/(cancel(K*mol^-1))xx301.7*cancelK)

~=2.8*g*L^-1.