A 108 mL gas sample has a mass of 77.96 mg at a pressure of 1140 mmHg and a temperature of 183 °C. Assume ideal gas behavior and a completely insulated system, and please don’t forget units with your answers.

The system is cooled. Calculate the amount of heat that will be released by the system if all of the gas at 125 ºC transforms into liquid water at 59.0 ºC.
(The heat of vaporization of water at 100.0 ºC is 40.7 kJ/mol, and the heat of fusion of water at 0.0 ºC is 6.02 kJ/mol.)

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First, let's calculate the number of moles of gas in the initial sample using the ideal gas 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 in Kelvin.

Since the pressure is given in mmHg, we need to convert it to atm:

1 atm = 760 mmHg

So the pressure in atm is 1140 mmHg / 760 mmHg = 1.5 atm.

Also, the temperature is given in °C, so we need to convert it to Kelvin:

T (K) = T (°C) + 273.15

Initial number of moles, n1 = (1.5 atm * 0.108 L) / (0.0821 atm L/mol K * (183 + 273.15) K)
n1 = 0.009823 mol

Now let's calculate the change in heat when the gas transforms into liquid water.

First, the gas needs to cool from 125 ºC to 59.0 ºC, so the heat lost during this process can be calculated using the equation:

q = mcΔT

where q is the heat lost, m is the mass of the gas, c is the specific heat capacity, and ΔT is the change in temperature.

The specific heat capacity of a gas at constant pressure (Cp) is approximately 29.1 J/mol K.

Heat lost during cooling, q1 = (0.07796 g / 0.009823 mol) * (29.1 J/mol K) * (125 °C - 59.0 °C)
q1 = 28,598 J

Next, the gas needs to condense into liquid water at 59.0 ºC.

The heat released during condensation can be calculated using the equation:

q = nΔHvap

where q is the heat released, n is the number of moles, and ΔHvap is the heat of vaporization.

Heat released during condensation, q2 = 0.009823 mol * (40.7 kJ/mol * 1000 J/kJ)
q2 = 398.4 J

Finally, the liquid water needs to cool from 59.0 ºC to 0.0 ºC.

The heat lost during this process can be calculated using the equation:

q = mcΔT

where q is the heat lost, m is the mass of the water, c is the specific heat capacity of water, and ΔT is the change in temperature.

The specific heat capacity of water is approximately 4.18 J/g°C.

Heat lost during cooling, q3 = (0.07796 g) * (4.18 J/g°C) * (59.0 °C - 0.0 °C)
q3 = 18,203 J

Therefore, the total amount of heat released by the system is:

q_total = q1 + q2 + q3
q_total = 28,598 J + 398.4 J + 18,203 J
q_total = 47,199 J