how many moles of gas are in a 3.00 l container at a temperaute of 350 and a pressure of 2.00 atm given r= 0.0821 l atm /mol k

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To find the number of moles of gas in the container, you can use the Ideal Gas Law, which is expressed as:

\[ PV = nRT \]

Where:

  • \( P \) = pressure in atmospheres (atm)
  • \( V \) = volume in liters (L)
  • \( n \) = number of moles (mol)
  • \( R \) = ideal gas constant (\(0.0821 , \frac{L \cdot atm}{mol \cdot K}\))
  • \( T \) = temperature in Kelvin (K)

Given:

  • \( P = 2.00 , \text{atm} \)
  • \( V = 3.00 , \text{L} \)
  • \( T = 350 , \text{K} \)

Now, we can rearrange the Ideal Gas Law to solve for \( n \):

\[ n = \frac{PV}{RT} \]

Substituting the values into the equation:

\[ n = \frac{(2.00 , \text{atm}) (3.00 , \text{L})}{(0.0821 , \frac{L \cdot atm}{mol \cdot K})(350 , K)} \]

Calculating the numerator:

\[ 2.00 , \text{atm} \times 3.00 , \text{L} = 6.00 , \text{atm} \cdot \text{L} \]

Calculating the denominator:

\[ 0.0821 , \frac{L \cdot atm}{mol \cdot K} \times 350 , K = 28.735 , \frac{L \cdot atm}{mol} \]

Now, substitute the values into the equation for \( n \):

\[ n = \frac{6.00 , \text{atm} \cdot \text{L}}{28.735 , \frac{L \cdot atm}{mol}} \approx 0.209 , \text{mol} \]

Therefore, the number of moles of gas in the container is approximately \( 0.209 , \text{mol} \).