A noble gas is placed in a 10.0 liter container. The noble gas has a mass of 25.25 g, the pressure is 3.05 atm, and the temperature is 24°C. Find the molar mass and symbol for the gas. ?

1 Answer
May 14, 2018

I makes it....."neon gas, Ne.........."neon gas, Ne..........

Explanation:

We work out the molar mass of the gas...PV=nRTPV=nRT == "mass of gas"/"molar mass of gas"xx0.0821*(L*atm)/(K*mol)xx297.15*K.mass of gasmolar mass of gas×0.0821LatmKmol×297.15K.

And so...."molar mass of gas"="mass of gas"/(PxxV)xx0.0821*(L*atm)/(K*mol)xx297.15*Kmolar mass of gas=mass of gasP×V×0.0821LatmKmol×297.15K

=(25.25*g)/(3.05*cancel(atm)xx10.0*cancelL)xx0.0821*cancel(L*atm)/(cancelK*mol)xx297.15*cancelK

=20.2*g*mol^-1

And this molecular mass is precisely consistent with that of neon gas.... I hope the question drew on actual data....the fit makes me suspicious.....