Which gas has solubility in water (at STP) of 3.39 L at 10.0°C?

User Icon for drwls drwls answered
13 years ago

The dimension or "units" of solubility of gases in water is not liters (L). One often-used unit is grams per liter; another is g/kg. Is that what you meant to type?

You will find data for many gases here:

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/gases-solubility-water-d_1148.html

Perhaps one of them is close to 3.39.

User Icon for bob bob answered
13 years ago

no, that is what i meant to type, that's just the question on my homework

User Icon for drwls drwls answered
13 years ago

I have no further comment.

User Icon for Dr Russ Dr Russ answered
13 years ago

The wording of the question is odd as STP is not 10 degC. There needs to be more information for this to be a sensible question.

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To determine which gas has a solubility of 3.39 L at 10.0°C, we need to refer to a solubility chart or table.

One common gas solubility chart is the Henry's Law constant table, which provides information about the solubilities of gases in water at a specified temperature and pressure.

The Henry's Law constant (kH) relates the concentration of a gas dissolved in a liquid to the partial pressure of the gas. According to Henry's Law, at a constant temperature, the solubility of a gas in a liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas.

In this case, we know the solubility of the gas is 3.39 L, and the temperature is 10.0°C (which is 283.15 K at STP). To find the gas with this solubility, we need to refer to a Henry's Law constant table.

Let's assume the units of solubility in the table are in mol/L-atm. Using this information, we can calculate the solubility in terms of concentration using Avogadro's Law.

The equation for Avogadro's Law is as follows:

C = (PV) / (RT)

Where:
C = concentration (mol/L)
P = pressure (atm)
V = volume (L)
R = ideal gas constant (0.0821 L·atm/mol·K)
T = temperature (K)

Since we are given the solubility in liters, we can assume a pressure of 1 atm (at standard pressure). Plugging in the values:

3.39 L = (1 atm × V) / (0.0821 L·atm/mol·K × 283.15 K)

Simplifying the equation, we can solve for V:

V = (3.39 L × 0.0821 L·atm/mol·K × 283.15 K) / 1 atm

V ≈ 75.67 mol

Now that we have the concentration in mol/L, we can refer to the Henry's Law constant table to find the gas with this concentration at 10.0°C.

Consulting the table or chart, we find that the gas with a solubility of approximately 75.67 mol/L is carbon dioxide (CO2).

Therefore, the gas with a solubility of 3.39 L at 10.0°C is carbon dioxide (CO2).