A compressed cylinder of gas contains 45.6 mol of N2 gas at a pressure of 3.75 x 105 Pa and a temperature of 23.6°C. What volume of gas has been released into the atmosphere if the final pressure in the cylinder is 5.67 x 105 Pa? Assume ideal behavior and that the gas temperature is unchanged.

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Answer: 0.102 Liters

Explanation

According to the ideal gas equation:

[tex]PV=nRT[/tex]

P = Pressure of the gas = [tex]3.75\times 10^5 Pa[/tex] = 3675 atm     (1 kPa= 0.0098 atm)

V= Volume of the gas = ?

T= Temperature of the gas = 23.6°C = 296.6 K    [tex]0^00C=273K[/tex]

R= Gas constant = 0.0821 atmL/K mol

n= moles of gas = 45.6

[tex]V=\frac{nRT}{P}=\frac{45.6\times 0.0821\times 296.6}{3675}=0.302L[/tex]

Boyle's Law: This law states that pressure is inversely proportional to the volume of the gas at constant temperature and number of moles.

[tex]P\propto \frac{1}{V}[/tex]     (At constant temperature and number of moles)

[tex]P_1V_1=P_2V_2[/tex]  

where,

[tex]P_1[/tex] = initial pressure of gas  = [tex]3.75\times 10^5 Pa[/tex]

[tex]P_2[/tex] = final pressure of gas  = [tex]5.67\times 10^5 Pa[/tex]

[tex]V_1[/tex] = initial volume of gas   = 0.302 L

[tex]V_2[/tex] = final volume of gas  = ?

[tex]3.75\times 10^5 \times 0.302=5.67\times 10^5\times V_2[/tex]  

[tex]V_2=0.199L[/tex]

The final volume has to be 0.199 L, thus (0.302-0.199) L= 0.102 L must  release into the atmosphere.

Therefore the answer is 0.102 L