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CHAPTER 5 Gases

1. A glass column is filled with mercury and inverted in a pool of mercury. The mercury
column stabilizes at a height of 735 mm above the pool of mercury. What is the pressure
of the atmosphere?
a) 0.697 atm
b) 0.735 atm
c) 0.967 atm
d) 1.03 atm
e) 194 atm
ANS: c) 0.967 atm PAGE: 5.1

2–4. Consider three 1-L flasks at STP. Flask A contains NH3 gas, flask B contains NO2 gas,
and flask C contains N2 gas.

2. Which contains the largest number of molecules?

a) flask A
b) flask B
c) flask C
d) all are the same
e) none
ANS: d) all are the same PAGE: 5.2

3. In which flask are the molecules least polar and therefore most ideal in behavior?
a) flask A
b) flask B
c) flask C
d) all are the same
e) none
ANS: c) flask C PAGE: 5.8

4. In which flask do the molecules have the highest average velocity?

a) flask A
b) flask B
c) flask C
d) all are the same
e) none
ANS: a) flask A PAGE: 5.6

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5. You and a friend have gas samples in open manometers as shown:

You have Hg(l) in your manometer and your friend has water. The height h is the same
in both manometers. Which of the following statements is true?
a) Your sample of gas has the higher pressure.
b) Your friend’s sample of gas has the higher pressure.
c) Both samples of gas have the same pressure.
d) There is not enough information to answer the question.
e) None of these is correct.
ANS: a) Your sample of gas has the higher pressure. PAGE: 5.1

6–7. You have two samples of the same gas in the same size container, with the same
pressure. The gas in the first container has a kelvin temperature four times that of the
gas in the other container.

6. The ratio of the number of moles of gas in the first container compared to that in the
second is
a) 1:1
b) 4:1
c) 1:4
d) 2:1
e) 1:2
ANS: c) 1:4 PAGE: 5.3

7. The ratio of number of collisions with the wall in the first container compared to that in
the second is
a) 1:1
b) 4:1
c) 1:4
d) 2:1
e) 1:2
ANS: e) 1:2 PAGE: 5.6

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8. The air pressure in the inner tube of a tire on a typical racing bike is held at a pressure of
115 psi. Convert this pressure to atm.
a) 0.151 atm
b) 7.83 atm
c) 1690 atm
d) 32.6 atm
e) 115 atm
ANS: b) 7.83 atm PAGE: 5.1

9. A gas sample is held at constant pressure. The gas occupies 3.62 L of volume when the
temperature is 21.6C. Determine the temperature at which the volume of the gas is
3.45 L.
a) 309 K
b) 281 K
c) 20.6 K
d) 294 K
e) 326 K
ANS: b) 281 K PAGE: 5.2

10. Gaseous chlorine is held in two separate containers at identical temperature and
pressure. The volume of container 1 is 1.30 L and it contains 6.70 mol of the gas. The
volume of container 2 is 2.20 L. How many moles of the gas are in container 2.
a) 11.3 mol
b) 19.2 mol
c) 0.427 mol
d) 3.96 mol
e) none of these
ANS: a) 11.3 mol PAGE: 5.2

11. A balloon has a volume of 1.20 liters at 24.0C. The balloon is heated to 48.0C.
Calculate the new volume of the balloon.
a) 1.20 L
b) 1.30 L
c) 1.70 L
d) 2.10 L
e) 2.40 L
ANS: b) 1.30 L PAGE: 5.2

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12–13. Three 1.00-L flasks at 25C and 725 torr contain the gases CH4 (flask A), CO2 (flask B),
and C2H6 (flask C).

12. In which flask is there 0.039 mol of gas?

a) flask A
b) flask B
c) flask C
d) all
e) none
ANS: d) all PAGE: 5.3

13. In which single flask do the molecules have the greatest mass, the greatest average
velocity, and the highest kinetic energy?
a) flask A
b) flask B
c) flask C
d) all
e) none
ANS: e) none PAGE: 5.6

14. A gas sample is heated from –20.0C to 57.0C and the volume is increased from 2.00 L
to 4.50 L. If the initial pressure is 0.125 atm, what is the final pressure?
a) 0.189 atm
b) 0.555 atm
c) 0.0605 atm
d) 0.247 atm
e) none of these
ANS: e) none of these PAGE: 5.3

15. A sample of oxygen gas has a volume of 4.50 L at 27C and 800.0 torr. How many
oxygen molecules does it contain?
a) 1.16  1023
b) 5.8  1022
c) 2.32  1024
d) 1.16  1022
e) none of these
ANS: a) 1.16  1023 PAGE: 5.3

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16. The valve between a 5-L tank containing a gas at 9 atm and a 10-L tank containing a gas
at 6 atm is opened. Calculate the final pressure in the tanks.
a) 3 atm
b) 4 atm
c) 7 atm
d) 15 atm
e) none of these
ANS: c) 7 atm PAGE: 5.3,5

17. You fill a balloon with 2.50 moles of gas at 28C at a pressure of 1.20 atm. What is the
volume of the balloon?
a) 4.79 L
b) 22.4 L
c) 51.5 L
d) 56.0 L
e) 61.8 L
ANS: c) 51.5 L PAGE: 5.3

18. A sample of helium gas occupies 12.4 L at 23C and 0.956 atm. What volume will it
occupy at 40C and 1.20 atm?
a) 0.488 L
b) 6.28 L
c) 12.4 L
d) 10.4 L
e) 17.2 L
ANS: d) 10.4 L PAGE: 5.3

19. A 6.35-L sample of carbon monoxide is collected at 55C and 0.892 atm. What volume
will the gas occupy at 1.05 atm and 20C?
a) 1.96 L
b) 5.46 L
c) 4.82 L
d) 6.10 L
e) none of these
ANS: c) 4.82 L PAGE: 5.3

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20. Body temperature is about 308 K. On a cold day, what volume of air at 273 K must a
person with a lung capacity of 2.00 L breathe in to fill the lungs?
a) 2.26 L
b) 1.77 L
c) 1.13 L
d) 3.54 L
e) none of these
ANS: b) 1.77 L PAGE: 5.3

21. Mercury vapor contains Hg atoms. What is the volume of 200. g of mercury vapor at 822
K and 0.500 atm?
a) 135 L
b) 82.2 L
c) 329 L
d) 67.2 L
e) none of these
ANS: a) 135 L PAGE: 5.3

22. What volume is occupied by 19.6 g of methane (CH4) at 27C and 1.59 atm?
a) 1.71 L
b) 18.9 L
c) 27.7 L
d) 302 L
e) not enough data to calculate
ANS: b) 18.9 L PAGE: 5.3

23. An automobile tire is filled with air at a pressure of 30 lb/in2 at 25C. A cold front
moves through and the temperature drops to 5C. Assuming no change in volume, what
is the new tire pressure?
a) 6.0 lb/in2
b) 28 lb/in2
c) 32 lb/in2
d) 20. lb/in2
e) 4.0 lb/in2
ANS: b) 28 lb/in.2 PAGE: 5.3

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24. You are holding two balloons, an orange balloon and a blue balloon. The orange
balloon is filled with neon (Ne) gas and the blue balloon is filled with argon (Ar) gas.
The orange balloon has twice the volume of the blue balloon. Which of the following
best represents the mass ratio of Ne:Ar in the balloons?
a) 1:1
b) 1:2
c) 2:1
d) 1:3
e) 3:1
ANS: a) 1:1 PAGE: 5.3

25. Given reaction 2NH3(g) + 3Cl2(g)  N2(g) + 6HCl(g), you react 5.0 L of NH3 with 5.0 L
of Cl2 measured at the same conditions in a closed container. Calculate the ratio of
pressures in the container (Pfinal/Pinitial).
a) 0.75
b) 1.00
c) 1.33
d) 1.50
e) none of these
ANS: c) 1.33 PAGE: 5.4

26. Given reaction N2 + 3H2  2NH3, you mix 1 mol each of nitrogen and hydrogen gases
under the same conditions in a container fixed with a piston. Calculate the ratio of
volumes of the container (Vfinal/Vinitial).
a) 0.67
b) 1.00
c) 1.33
d) 1.50
e) none of these
ANS: a) 0.67 PAGE: 5.4

27. You have 26.4 g of O2 gas in a container with twice the volume as one with CO2 gas. The
pressure and temperature of both containers are the same. Calculate the mass of carbon
dioxide gas you have in the container.
a) 36.3 g
b) 26.4 g
c) 18.2 g
d) 13.2 g
e) none of these
ANS: c) 18.2 g PAGE: 5.4

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28–29. You have a 400-mL container containing 55.0% He and 45.0% Ar by mass at 25C and
1.5 atm total pressure. You heat the container to 100C.

28. Calculate the total pressure.

a) 1.20 atm
b) 1.50 atm
c) 1.88 atm
d) 2.01 atm
e) none of these
ANS: c) 1.88 atm PAGE: 5.2-4

29. Calculate the ratio of PHe :PAr .

a) 1/1.22
b) 1.22/1
c) 1/12.2
d) 12.2/1
e) none of these
ANS: d) 12.2/1 PAGE: 5.2-4

30. Hydrogen and chlorine gases react to form HCl. You and a friend are on opposite sides
of a long hallway, you with H2 and your friend with Cl2. You both want to form HCl in
the middle of the room. Which of the following is true?
a) You should release the H2 first.
b) Your friend should release the Cl2 first.
c) You both should release the gases at the same time.
d) You need to know the length of the room to answer this question.
e) You need to know the temperature to answer this question.
ANS: b) Your friend should release the Cl2 first. PAGE: 5.7

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31. Which of the following is the best qualitative graph of P versus molar mass of a
1-g sample of different gases at constant volume and temperature?
a)

b)

c)

d)

e) None of these
ANS: e) none of these PAGE: 5.4

32. Which conditions of P, T, and n, respectively, are most ideal?

a) high P, high T, high n
b) low P, low T, low n
c) high P, low T, high n
d) low P, high T, high n
e) low P, high T, low n
ANS: e) low P, high T, low n PAGE: 5.4

33. A 4.40-g piece of solid CO2 (dry ice) is allowed to sublime in a balloon. The final volume
of the balloon is 1.00 L at 300 K. What is the pressure of the gas?
a) 2.46 atm
b) 246 atm
c) 0.122 atm
d) 122 atm
e) none of these
ANS: a) 2.46 atm PAGE: 5.3

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34. A sample of gas is in a 50.0-mL container at a pressure of 645 torr and a temperature of
25C. The entire sample is heated to a temperature of 35C and transferred to a new
container whose volume is 65.0 mL. The pressure of the gas in the second container is:
a) 867 torr
b) 694 torr
c) 480. torr
d) 760. torr
e) none of these
ANS: e) none of these PAGE: 5.3

35. Given a cylinder of fixed volume filled with 1 mol of argon gas, which of the following
is correct? (Assume all gases obey the ideal gas law.)
a) If the temperature of the cylinder is changed from 25C to 50C, the pressure
inside the cylinder will double.
b) If a second mole of argon is added to the cylinder, the ratio T/P would remain
constant.
c) A cylinder of identical volume filled with the same pressure of helium must
contain more atoms of gas because He has a smaller atomic radius than argon.
d) Two of these.
e) None of these.
ANS: e) None of these. PAGE: 5.3

36–41. Four identical 1.0-L flasks contain the gases He, Cl2, CH4, and NH3, each at 0C and
1 atm pressure.

36. Which gas has the highest density?

a) He
b) Cl2
c) CH4
d) NH3
e) all gases the same
ANS: b) Cl2 PAGE: 5.4

37. For which gas do the molecules have the highest average velocity?
a) He
b) Cl2
c) CH4
d) NH3
e) all gases the same
ANS: a) He PAGE: 5.6

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38. Which gas sample has the greatest number of molecules?

a) He
b) Cl2
c) CH4
d) NH3
e) all gases the same
ANS: e) all gases the same PAGE: 5.4

39. For which gas are the molecules diatomic?

a) He
b) Cl2
c) CH4
d) NH3
e) all gases the same
ANS: b) Cl2 PAGE: 2.7,5.6

40. For which gas are the collisions elastic?

a) He
b) Cl2
c) CH4
d) NH3
e) all gases the same
ANS: e) all gases the same PAGE: 5.6

41. For which gas do the molecules have the smallest average kinetic energy?
a) He
b) Cl2
c) CH4
d) NH3
e) all gases the same
ANS: e) all gases the same PAGE: 5.6

42–44. A plastic bag is weighed and then filled successively with two gases, X and Y. The
following data are gathered:
Temperature: 0.0C (273 K)
Pressure: 1.00 atmosphere
Mass of empty bag: 20.77 g
Mass of bag filled with gas X: 24.97 g
Mass of 1.12 liters of air at conditions given: 1.30 g
Volume of bag: 1.12 liter
Molar volume at STP: 22.4 liters

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42. The mass of 1.12 liters of gas Y is found to be 6.23 g. The density of gas Y is
a) 10.6 g/L
b) 5.56 g/L
c) 15.6 g/L
d) 0.200 g/L
e) 0.180 g/L
ANS: b) 5.56 g/L PAGE: 5.4

43. The molar mass of gas Y is

a) 56.0 g/mol
b) 89.0 g/mol
c) 125 g/mol
d) 140. g/mol
e) 157 g/mol
ANS: c) 125 g/mol PAGE: 5.4

44. The bag is emptied and refilled, successively, with gases X and Y, this time at 1 atm
pressure and a temperature 30C higher. Assume that the volume of the bag is the same
as before. Which one of the following statements is wrong?
a) The full bag contains fewer molecules of each gas than it did at 0.0C.
b) The ratio of the density of gas Y to the density of gas X is the same as at 0.0C.
c) The molar masses of the two gases are the same as they were at 0.0C.
d) The mass of each gas filling the bag is now 303/273 times the mass held at 0.0C.
e) The average velocity of the molecules of gas X at 30C is higher than it was
at 0.0C.
ANS: d) The mass of each gas filling the bag is now 303/273 times
the mass held at 0.0C. PAGE: 5.4,6

45. Argon has a density of 1.78 g/L at STP. How many of the following gases have a
density at STP greater than that of argon?
Cl2 He NH3 NO2
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
e) 4
ANS: c) 2 PAGE: 5.4

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46. It is found that 250. mL of gas at STP has a mass of 1.00 g. What is the molar mass?
a) 89.6 g/mol
b) 28.0 g/mol
c) 14.0 g/mol
d) 22.4 g/mol
e) none of these
ANS: a) 89.6 g/mol PAGE: 5.4

47. When 0.72 g of a liquid is vaporized at 110C and 0.967 atm, the gas occupies a volume
of 0.559 L. The empirical formula of the gas is CH2. What is the molecular formula of the
gas?
a) CH2
b) C2H4
c) C3H6
d) C4H8
e) none of these
ANS: c) C3H6 PAGE: 5.4

48. Gaseous C2H4 reacts with O2 according to the following equation:

C2H4(g) + 3O2(g)  2CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
What volume of oxygen at STP is needed to react with 1.50 mol of C2H4?
a) 4.50 L
b) 33.6 L
c) 101 L
d) 67.2 L
e) Not enough information is given to solve the problem.
ANS: c) 101 L PAGE: 5.4

49. A 4.37 gram sample of a certain diatomic gas occupies a volume of 3.00-L at 1.00 atm
and a temperature of 45C. Identify this gas.
a) F2
b) N2
c) H2
d) O2
e) Cl2
ANS: a) F2 PAGE: 5.4

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50. Air has an average molar mass of 29.0 g/mol. The density of air at 1.00 atm and 30C is
a) 29.0 g/L
b) 40.0 g/mL
c) 1.17 g/L
d) 1.29 g/L
e) 12 g/L
ANS: c) 1.17 g/L PAGE: 5.4

51. Calculate the density of nitrogen at STP.

a) 0.312 g/L
b) 0.625 g/L
c) 0.800 g/L
d) 1.25 g/L
e) 1.60 g/L
ANS: d) 1.25 g/L PAGE: 5.4

52. If a 2.15-g sample of a gas occupies 750. mL at STP, what is the molar mass of the gas at
125C?
a) 3.07  10–2
b) 64.2
c) 70.1
d) 75.0
e) Not enough information is given.
ANS: b) 64.2 PAGE: 5.4

53. A 3.31-g sample of lead nitrate, Pb(NO3)2, molar mass = 331 g/mol, is heated in an
evacuated cylinder with a volume of 1.62 L. The salt decomposes when heated,
according to the equation
2Pb(NO3)2(s)  2PbO(s) + 4NO2(g) + O2(g)
Assuming complete decomposition, what is the pressure in the cylinder after
decomposition and cooling to a temperature of 300 K? Assume the PbO(s) takes up
negligible volume.
a) 0.380 atm
b) 0.228 atm
c) 0.0342 atm
d) 1.38 atm
e) none of these
ANS: a) 0.380 atm PAGE: 5.4

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54. The density of nitrogen at STP is

a) 1.60 g/cm3
b) 0.800 g/L
c) 1.25 g/L
d) 0.625 g/L
e) Not enough information is given.
ANS: c) 1.25 g/L PAGE: 5.4

55. The purity of a sample containing zinc and weighing 0.198 g is determined by
measuring the amount of hydrogen formed when the sample reacts with an excess of
hydrochloric acid. The determination shows the sample to be 84.0% zinc. What amount
of hydrogen (measured at STP) was obtained?
a) 0.152 L
b) 0.0330 g
c) 3.42 10–3 mole
d) 1.53 1021 molecules
e) 1.53 1021 atoms
ANS: d) 1.53  1021 molecules PAGE: 5.4

56. What volume of carbon dioxide measured at STP will be formed by the reaction of
1.30 mol of oxygen with 9.00  10–1 mol of ethyl alcohol CH3CH2OH?
a) 8.70 L
b) 19.4 L
c) 28.0 L
d) 40.3 L
e) 91.9 L
ANS: b) 19.4 L PAGE: 5.4

57. What volume of H2O(g) measured at STP is produced by the combustion of 4.00 g of
natural gas (CH4) according to the following equation?
CH4(g) + 2O2(g)  CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
a) 5.60 L
b) 11.2 L
c) 22.4 L
d) 33.6 L
e) 44.8 L
ANS: b) 11.2 L PAGE: 5.4

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58. At 1000C and 10. torr, the density of a certain element in the gaseous state is
2.9  10–3 g/L. The element is:
a) Ne
b) He
c) Na
d) Ar
e) Hg
ANS: c) Na PAGE: 5.4

59. Into a 3.00-liter container at 25C are placed 1.23 moles of O2 gas and 3.20 moles of solid
C (graphite). If the carbon and oxygen react completely to form CO(g), what will be the
final pressure in the container at 25C?
a) 20.1 atm
b) 26.1 atm
c) 10.2 atm
d) 1.68 atm
e) none of these
ANS: a) 20.1 atm PAGE: 5.4

60. Calcium hydride combines with water according to the equation

CaH2(s) + 2H2O(l)  2H2(g) + Ca(OH)2(s)
Beginning with 84.0 g of CaH2 and 36.0 g of H2O, what volume of H2 will be produced
at 273 K and a pressure of 1520 torr?
a) 22.4 L
b) 44.8 L
c) 89.6 L
d) 179 L
e) none of these
ANS: a) 22.4 L PAGE: 5.4

61. A mixture is prepared from 15.0 L of ammonia and 15.0 L chlorine measured at the same
conditions, these compounds react according to the following equation:
2NH3(g) + 3 Cl2(g)  N2(g) + 6HCl(g)
When the reaction is completed, what is the volume of each gas (NH3, Cl2, N2, and HCl,
respectively)? Assume the final volumes are measured under identical conditions.
a) 0.00 L, 5.00 L, 7.50 L, 45.0 L
b) 5.00 L, 0.00 L, 5.00 L, 30.0 L
c) 0.00 L, 0.00 L, 7.50 L, 45.0 L
d) 0.00 L, 0.00 L, 5.00 L, 30.0 L
e) 0.00 L, 10.0 L, 15.0 L, 90.0 L
ANS: b) 5.00 L, 0.00 L, 5.00 L, 30.0 L PAGE: 5.4

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62. An excess of sodium hydroxide is treated with 1.1 L of dry hydrogen chloride gas
measured at STP. What is the mass of sodium chloride formed?
a) 0.50 g
b) 1.8 g
c) 2.0 g
d) 2.9 g
e) 22 g
ANS: d) 2.9 g PAGE: 5.4

63. A 1.00-g sample of a gaseous compound of boron and hydrogen occupies 0.820 L at
1.00 atm and 3C. What is the molecular formula for the compound?
a) BH3
b) B2 H 6
c) B4H10
d) B3H12
e) B5H14
ANS: b) B2H6 PAGE: 5.4

64. A mixture of KCl and KClO3 weighing 1.80 grams was heated; the dry O2 generated
occupied 1.40  102 mL at STP. What percent of the original mixture was KClO3, which
decomposes as follows:
2KClO3(s)  2KCl(s) + 3O2(g)
a) 28.4%
b) 37.2%
c) 42.6%
d) 63.8%
e) 72.6%
ANS: a) 28.4% PAGE: 5.4

65. Given the equation

2KClO3(s)  2KCl(s) + 3O2(g)
A 3.00 g sample of KClO3 is decomposed and the oxygen at 24.0C and 0.982 atm is
collected. What volume of oxygen gas will be collected assuming 100% yield?
a) 304 mL
b) 608 mL
c) 911 mL
d) 1820 mL
e) none of these
ANS: c) 911 mL PAGE: 5.3,4

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66. A sample of 35.1 g of methane gas has a volume of 5.20 L at a pressure of 2.70 atm.
Calculate the temperature.
a) 4.87 K
b) 78.1 K
c) 46.3 K
d) 275 K
e) 129 K
ANS: b) 78.1 K PAGE: 5.3

67–69. Zinc metal is added to hydrochloric acid to generate hydrogen gas and is collected over
a liquid whose vapor pressure is the same as pure water at 20.0C (18 torr). The volume
of the mixture is 1.7 L and its total pressure is 0.810 atm.

67. Determine the partial pressure of the hydrogen gas in this mixture.
a) 562 torr
b) 580 torr
c) 598 torr
d) 616 torr
e) 634 torr
ANS: c) 598 torr PAGE: 5.5

68. Determine the number of moles of hydrogen gas present in the sample.
a) 42 mol
b) 0.82 mol
c) 1.3 mol
d) 0.056 mol
e) 22 mol
ANS: d) 0.056 mol PAGE: 5.3,5

69. What would happen to the average kinetic energy of the molecules of a gas sample if
the temperature of the sample increased from 20C to 40C?
a) It would double.
b) It would increase.
c) It would decrease.
d) It would become half its value.
e) Two of these.
ANS: b) It would increase. PAGE: 5.6

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70. A 130.-mL sample of gas is collected over water at 22C and 753 torr. What is the
volume of the dry gas at STP? (The vapor pressure of water at 22C = 20. torr.)
a) 135 mL
b) 119 mL
c) 130. mL
d) 111 mL
e) none of these
ANS: e) none of these PAGE: 5.5

71. What volume does 28.0 g of N2 occupy at STP?

a) 5.60 L
b) 11.2 L
c) 22.4 L
d) 44.8 L
e) none of these
ANS: c) 22.4 L PAGE: 5.4

72. A vessel with a volume of 10.0 L contains 2.80 g of nitrogen gas, 0.403 g of hydrogen
gas, and 79.9 g of argon gas. At 25C, what is the pressure in the vessel?
a) 0.471 atm
b) 6.43 atm
c) 3.20 atm
d) 5.62 atm
e) 2.38 atm
ANS: d) 5.62 atm PAGE: 5.5

73. Oxygen gas, generated by the reaction 2KClO3(s)  2KCl(s) + 3O2(g), is collected over
water at 27C in a 2.00-L vessel at a total pressure of 760. torr. (The vapor pressure of
H2O at 27C is 26.0 torr.) How many moles of KClO3 were consumed in the reaction?
a) 0.0790 moles
b) 0.119 moles
c) 0.0527 moles
d) 0.0813 moles
e) none of these
ANS: c) 0.0527 moles PAGE: 5.5

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74. A balloon contains an anesthetic mixture of cyclopropane (cp) and oxygen (O2) at
170 torr and 570 torr, respectively. What is the ratio of the number of moles of
cyclopropane to moles of oxygen?
ncp/no2 = ?
a) 0.19
b) 0.23
c) 0.30
d) 0.39
e) 0.46
ANS: c) 0.30 PAGE: 5.5

75. A gaseous mixture containing 1.5 mol Ar and 3.5 mol CO2 has a total pressure of 7.0
atm. What is the partial pressure of CO2?
a) 1.8 atm
b) 2.1 atm
c) 3.5 atm
d) 4.9 atm
e) 2.4 atm
ANS: d) 4.9 atm PAGE: 5.5

76. Which of the following is not a postulate of the kinetic molecular theory?
a) Gas particles have most of their mass concentrated in the nucleus of the atom.
b) The moving particles undergo perfectly elastic collisions with the walls of the
container.
c) The forces of attraction and repulsion between the particles are insignificant.
d) The average kinetic energy of the particles is directly proportional to the absolute
temperature.
e) All of these are postulates of the kinetic molecular theory.
ANS: a) Gas particles have most of their mass concentrated in the
nucleus of the atom. PAGE: 5.6

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77. Consider the following gas samples:

Sample A Sample B
S2(g) O2(g)
n = 1 mol n = 2 mol
T = 800 K T = 400 K
P = 0.20 atm P = 0.40 atm
Which one of the following statements is false?
a) The volume of sample A is twice the volume of sample B.
b) The average kinetic energy of the molecules in sample A is twice the average
kinetic energy of the molecules in sample B.
c) The fraction of molecules in sample A having a kinetic energy greater than some
high fixed value is larger than the fraction of molecules in sample B having kinetic
energies greater than that same high fixed value.
d) The mean square velocity of molecules in sample A is twice as large as the mean
square velocity of molecules in sample B.
e) Assuming identical intermolecular forces in the two samples, sample A should be
more nearly ideal than sample B.
ANS: d) The mean square velocity of molecules in sample A is
twice as large as the mean square velocity of molecules in
sample B. PAGE: 5.6,8

78. At 200 K, the molecules or atoms of an unknown gas, X, have an average velocity equal
to that of Ar atoms at 400 K. What is X? (Assume ideal behavior.)
a) He
b) CO
c) HF
d) HBr
e) F2
ANS: c) HF PAGE: 5.6

79. Which of the following is not an assumption of the kinetic molecular theory for a gas?
a) Gases are made up of tiny particles in constant chaotic motion.
b) Gas particles are very small compared to the average distance between the
particles.
c) Gas particles collide with the walls of their container in elastic collisions.
d) The average velocity of the gas particles is directly proportional to the absolute
temperature.
e) All of these are correct.
ANS: d) The average velocity of the gas particles is directly
proportional to the absolute temperature. PAGE: 5.6

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80. A sample of N2 gas is contaminated with a gas (A) of unknown molar mass. The partial
pressure of each gas is known to be 200. torr at 25C. The gases are allowed to effuse
through a pinhole, and it is found that gas A escapes at three times the rate of N2. The
molar mass of gas A is:
a) 3.11
b) 252
c) 84.0
d) 9.33
e) none of these
ANS: a) 3.11 PAGE: 5.7

81. Use the kinetic molecular theory of gases to predict what would happen to a closed
sample of a gas whose temperature increased while its volume decreased.
a) Its pressure would decrease.
b) Its pressure would increase.
c) Its pressure would hold constant.
d) The number of moles of the gas would decrease.
e) The average kinetic energy of the molecules of the gas would decrease.
ANS: b) Its pressure would increase. PAGE: 5.6

82. Calculate the root mean square velocity for the O2 molecules in a sample of O2 gas at
25.0C. (R = 8.3145 J/K  mol)
a) 2.32  105 m/s
b) 658  102 m/s
c) 482 m/s
d) 853 m/s
e) 97.5 m/s
ANS: c) 482 m/s PAGE: 5.6

83. Which of the following would have a higher rate of effusion than C2H2?
a) N2
b) O2
c) Cl2
d) CH4
e) CO2
ANS: d) CH4 PAGE: 5.7

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84. Calculate the ratio of the effusion rates of N2 and N2O.

a) 0.637
b) 1.57
c) 1.25
d) 0.798
e) 1.61
ANS: c) 1.25 PAGE: 5.7

85. Which of the following is true about the kinetic molecular theory?
a) The volume of a gas particle is considered to be small – about 0.10 mL.
b) Pressure is due to the collisions of the gas particles with the walls of the container.
c) Gas particles repel each other, but do not attract one another.
d) Adding an ideal gas to a closed container will cause an increase in temperature.
e) At least two of these statements are correct.
ANS: b) Pressure is due to the collisions of the gas particles with
the walls of the container PAGE: 5.6

86. Which of the following statements is true concerning ideal gases?

a) The temperature of the gas sample is directly related to the average velocity of the
gas particles.
b) At STP, 1.0 L of Ar(g) contains about twice the number of atoms as 1.0 L of Ne(g)
since the molar mass of Ar is about twice that of Ne.
c) A gas exerts pressure as a result of the collisions of the gas molecules with the
walls of the container.
d) The gas particles in a sample exert attraction for one another.
e) All of these are false.
ANS: c) A gas exerts pressure as a result of the collisions of the gas
molecules with the walls of the container. PAGE: 5.6

87. The van der Waals equation, nRT = [P + (n2a/V2)] (V – nb), incorporates corrections to
the ideal gas law in order to account for the properties of real gases. One of the
corrections accounts for
a) the possibility of chemical reaction between molecules.
b) the finite volume of molecules.
c) the quantum behavior of molecules.
d) the fact that average kinetic energy is inversely proportional to temperature.
e) the possibility of phase changes when the temperature is decreased or the
pressure is increased.
ANS: b) the finite volume of molecules. PAGE: 5.8

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88. Which of the following properties of a real gas is related to the b coefficient in the van
der Waals equation?
a) Real gases consist of molecules or atoms that have volume.
b) The average speed of the molecules of a real gas increases with temperature.
c) There are attractive forces between atoms or molecules of a real gas.
d) The rate of effusion of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of the
molecular weight of the gas.
ANS: a) Real gases consist of molecules or atoms that have volume. PAGE: 5.8

89. Which of the following effects will make PV/nRT less than 1 for a real gas?
a) The gas molecules are large enough to occupy a substantial amount of space.
b) A large number of molecules have speeds greater than the average speed.
c) The gas molecules have a very low molar mass.
d) The gas molecules attract one another.
e) none of these
ANS: d) The gas molecules attract one another. PAGE: 5.8

90. Order the following in increasing rate of effusion:

F2, Cl2, NO, NO2, CH4
a) Cl2 < NO2 < F2 < NO < CH4
b) Cl2 < F2 < NO2 < CH4 < NO
c) CH4 < NO2 < NO < F2 < Cl2
d) CH4 < NO < F2 < NO2 < Cl2
e) F2 < NO < Cl2 < NO2 < CH4
ANS: a) Cl2 < NO2 < F2 < NO < CH4 PAGE: 5.7

91. A room is 16 ft x 12 ft x 12 ft. Would air enter or leave the room if the temperature
changed from 27C to –3C while the pressure remained constant? Determine the
volume of the air that moved in or out of the room.

ANS: Air enters the room. 230 ft3 of air moves. PAGE: 5.2

92. Toy balloons are filled with hydrogen gas, at standard temperature, from a 10.0-liter
cylinder. The initial pressure of the gas in the cylinder is exactly 100 atm. Assuming
each balloon is filled to a volume of 1.0 liter at standard pressure, how many balloons
could be filled?

ANS: 999 PAGE: 5.2

93. A 25-g sample of Ne gas exerts a certain pressure in a container of fixed volume. What
mass of Ar gas is required to exert half the pressure at the same conditions of volume
and temperature?

ANS: 25 g Ar PAGE: 5.3

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94. Calculate the density of F2 gas at 26C and 755 torr.

ANS: 1.54 g/L PAGE: 5.4

95. If equal masses of hydrogen gas and helium gas are placed in the same container,
determine the ratio of partial pressure of hydrogen: partial pressure of helium.

ANS: 2 PAGE: 5.5

96. In the kinetic molecular theory we assume an ideal gas has no mass.

ANS: False PAGE: 5.2

97. At the same temperature lighter molecules have a higher average kinetic energy than
heavier molecules.

ANS: False PAGE: 5.6

98. The diffusion of a gas is faster than the effusion of a gas.

ANS: False PAGE: 5.7

99. Gases behave most ideally at STP.

ANS: False PAGE: 5.8

100. The pressure a gas would exert under ideal conditions is greater than the observed
pressure of a real gas.

ANS: True PAGE: 5.8

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