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In a tank of volume V=7.5 L, temperature T=300 K, there is a mix gases: n1=0.1 mole of oxygen, n2=0.2 mole of nitrogen, n3=0.3 mole of carbon dioxide. Considering the gases ideal, find:
(a) the pressure of the mixture,
(b) average molar mass of the mix, which acts in the equation of state PV=(m/ )RT, where m is the mix mass.
a)(sum)P=P1+P2+P3=(R*T/V)*(n1+n2+n3)=199,536(kPa)
b)P*V=(m*R*T)/M=>
M=(m*R*T)/(P*V)=((n1*M1+n2*M2+n3*M3)*R*T)/(P*V)=0.0367kg/mol
To solve this problem, we can use the ideal gas law equation PV = nRT, where P is the pressure, V is the volume, n is the number of moles, R is the ideal gas constant, and T is the temperature.
Let's break down the problem step-by-step:
Step 1: Calculate the total number of moles of the gas mixture.
To find the total number of moles, simply sum up the individual moles of each gas in the mixture.
n_total = n1 + n2 + n3
Step 2: Calculate the total mass of the gas mixture.
To find the total mass, we need to know the molar mass of each gas. The average molar mass of the mixture can be calculated using:
μ = (n1 * M1 + n2 * M2 + n3 * M3) / n_total
where M is the molar mass of each gas.
Step 3: Calculate the pressure of the gas mixture.
Using the ideal gas law equation, we can rearrange it to solve for pressure:
P = (n_total * R * T) / V
where R is the ideal gas constant (8.314 J/(mol·K)).
Let's apply these steps to find the solution to the problem:
Given:
V = 7.5 L
T = 300 K
n1 = 0.1 mol (oxygen)
n2 = 0.2 mol (nitrogen)
n3 = 0.3 mol (carbon dioxide)
Step 1: Calculate the total number of moles.
n_total = n1 + n2 + n3
n_total = 0.1 mol + 0.2 mol + 0.3 mol
n_total = 0.6 mol
Step 2: Calculate the average molar mass of the mixture.
Let's assume the molar masses of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide are 32 g/mol, 28 g/mol, and 44 g/mol, respectively.
μ = (n1 * M1 + n2 * M2 + n3 * M3) / n_total
μ = (0.1 mol * 32 g/mol + 0.2 mol * 28 g/mol + 0.3 mol * 44 g/mol) / 0.6 mol
μ = (3.2 g + 5.6 g + 13.2 g) / 0.6 mol
μ = 22 g/mol
Step 3: Calculate the pressure of the mixture.
P = (n_total * R * T) / V
P = (0.6 mol * 8.314 J/(mol·K) * 300 K) / 7.5 L
P = 119.268 J / 7.5 L
P ≈ 15.9 J/L
Therefore, the pressure of the gas mixture is approximately 15.9 J/L, and the average molar mass of the mixture is approximately 22 g/mol.
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To solve this problem, we need to use the ideal gas law equation:
PV = nRT
where P is the pressure, V is the volume, n is the number of moles, R is the ideal gas constant, and T is the temperature.
(a) To find the pressure of the mixture, we first need to calculate the total number of moles of gas in the tank. We can do this by summing up the number of moles of each gas:
Total moles = n1 + n2 + n3
Plugging in the values given, we get:
Total moles = 0.1 + 0.2 + 0.3 = 0.6 moles
Now we can substitute the values we have into the ideal gas law equation:
P * V = n * R * T
P * 7.5 = 0.6 * R * 300
Solving for P, we get:
P = (0.6 * R * 300) / 7.5
Note that the value of R is 0.0821 L·atm/(mol·K).
(b) To find the average molar mass of the mixture, we need to calculate the sum of the masses of each gas and divide by the total number of moles:
Total mass = (n1 * molar mass of O2) + (n2 * molar mass of N2) + (n3 * molar mass of CO2)
Using the molar masses of oxygen (O2) = 32 g/mol, nitrogen (N2) = 28 g/mol, and carbon dioxide (CO2) = 44 g/mol, we get:
Total mass = (0.1 * 32) + (0.2 * 28) + (0.3 * 44)
Now, we can substitute the values we have into the equation PV = (m / μ)RT:
P * 7.5 = [(0.1 * 32) + (0.2 * 28) + (0.3 * 44)] / μ * 0.0821 * 300
Simplifying the equation and solving for μ, we get:
μ = [(0.1 * 32) + (0.2 * 28) + (0.3 * 44)] / (P * 7.5 * 0.0821 * 300)
Now you can plug in the value of P that you found previously to calculate the average molar mass μ.
I hope this explanation helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.