What is the pressure of 6.1 moles of a gas occupying 24.8 L at a temperature of 280 K?

Given: R = 0.0821 L atm / mol K

A. 0.18 atm

B. 14.6 atm

C. 0.83 atm

D. 5.7 atm

choose the correct answer

1 answer

To find the pressure of the gas, you can use the Ideal Gas Law, which is given by the equation:

\[ PV = nRT \]

Where:

  • \( P \) = pressure (atm)
  • \( V \) = volume (L)
  • \( n \) = number of moles (mol)
  • \( R \) = ideal gas constant (0.0821 L atm / mol K)
  • \( T \) = temperature (K)

Given:

  • \( n = 6.1 \) moles
  • \( V = 24.8 \) L
  • \( T = 280 \) K
  • \( R = 0.0821 \) L atm / mol K

Now, rearranging the Ideal Gas Law to solve for pressure \( P \):

\[ P = \frac{nRT}{V} \]

Substituting in the values:

\[ P = \frac{(6.1 , \text{mol}) \times (0.0821 , \text{L atm / mol K}) \times (280 , \text{K})}{24.8 , \text{L}} \]

Calculating the numerator:

\[ (6.1) \times (0.0821) \times (280) = 142.2846 \]

Now, divide this by \( 24.8 \):

\[ P = \frac{142.2846}{24.8} \approx 5.73 , \text{atm} \]

Rounding to two decimal places, we find:

\[ P \approx 5.7 , \text{atm} \]

Thus, the correct answer is:

D. 5.7 atm