Respuesta :

Answer: There are [tex]1.469 \times 10^{23}[/tex] molecules present in 7.62 L of [tex]CH_4[/tex] at [tex]87.5^{o}C[/tex] and 722 torr.

Explanation:

Given : Volume = 7.62 L

Temperature = [tex]87.5^{o}C = (87.5 + 273) K = 360.5 K[/tex]

Pressure = 722 torr

1 torr = 0.00131579

Converting torr into atm as follows.

[tex]722 torr = 722 torr \times \frac{0.00131579 atm}{1 torr}\\= 0.95 atm[/tex]

Therefore, using the ideal gas equation the number of moles are calculated as follows.

PV = nRT

where,

P = pressure

V = volume

n = number of moles

R = gas constant = 0.0821 L atm/mol K

T = temperature

Substitute the values into above formula as follows.

[tex]PV = nRT\\0.95 atm \times 7.62 L = n \times 0.0821 L atm/mol K \times 360.5 K\\n = \frac{0.95 atm \times 7.62 L}{0.0821 L atm/mol K \times 360.5 K}\\= \frac{7.239}{29.59705}\\= 0.244 mol[/tex]

According to the mole concept, 1 mole of every substance contains [tex]6.022 \times 10^{23}[/tex] atoms. Hence, number of atoms or molecules present in 0.244 mol are calculated as follows.

[tex]0.244 mol \times 6.022 \times 10^{23}\\= 1.469 \times 10^{23}[/tex]

Thus, we can conclude that there are [tex]1.469 \times 10^{23}[/tex] molecules present in 7.62 L of [tex]CH_4[/tex] at [tex]87.5^{o}C[/tex] and 722 torr.