Chapter 5 Gases
Chapter 5 Gases
Chapter 5 Gases
Section 1: Pressure
Section 1: Pressure
Unit Conversions
o X mm Hg = X torr
o 760 torr = 1 atm
o 1 atm = 101,325 Pa
The pressure of a gas is measure to be 49 torr. Convert this to both
atmospheres and pascals.
Charless Law
o Charles found that volume of gas increases as temperature increases
at constant pressure [direct relationship]
o The volume of all gases at -273oC would theoretically be 0
o K = oC + 273
o At 0 Kelvin, the volumes of the gases extrapolate to zero, so anything
less than that and the volume would be negative (not possible)
o 0 K is called absolute zero
o V = bT where T is in Kelvins and b is a proportionality constant
o So V/T = b or V1/T1,= V2/T2
o A sample of a gas at 15oC has a volume of 2.58L. What volume will
this gas occupy at 38oC (assuming constant pressure)?
Plot V vs. T and you will have a linear line with a positive slope.
Avogadros Law
o The same volumes of gas at the same pressure and temperature have
the same number of particles.
o V = an where V is volume of gas, n is the number of moles of gas
particles and a is a proportionality constant
o Number of particles increases, volume increases [directly proportional]
o V/n = a so V1/n1 = V2/n2
o An 11.2 L sample of gas contains 0.50 mol N2. At the same temp. and
pressure, how many moles of gas would there be in a 20. L sample?
Boyles Law:
V = k/P
Charless Law:
V = bT
Avogadros Law: V = an
These relationships can be combined to form the equation:
o V = R (Tn / P) where R is the combined proportionality constant called
the universal gas constant
o When pressure is in atm and volume is in L, R = 0.08206 L*atm / K*mol
o More familiar form of ideal gas law: PV = nRT
A gas that behaves exactly as the equation is said to behave ideally
The ideal gas law expresses the behavior the real gases approach at low
temperatures and high pressures
So and ideal gas is a hypothetical substance, however most gases behave
the equation close enough at pressures below 1 atm that errors are minimal
If we have one mole of an ideal gas at STP (0o Celsius and 1 atm) than the
volume found using the ideal gas law is
Assuming each gas behaves ideally, the partial pressure of each gas can
be calculated using the ideal gas law equation:
o P1 = (n1RT) / V
P2 = (n2RT) / V
P3 = (n3RT) / V
.
So:
o PTOTAL= P1 +P2 +P3 + =
o PTOTAL= (n1RT)/V + (n2RT)/V + (n3RT)/V + ... =
o PTOTAL= (n1+n2+n3+...)(RT/V) =
Effusion is the term used to describe the rate at which a gas can be
transferred through a tiny opening into an evacuated chamber.
Thomas Grahams Law
(ma/mb)1/2= Vb/Va
The rate of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of the mass of
its particles.
The relative rates of effusion of two gases held at the same pressure and
temperature are given by the inverse ratio of the square roots of the
masses of the particles.
A 3.00 L sample of helium was placed in container fitted with a porous
membrane. Half of the helium effused through the membrane in 25 hours.
A 3.00 L sample of oxygen was placed in an identical container. How many
hours will it take for half of the oxygen to effuse through the membrane?