Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.7 - Partial Pressure (Dalton's Law) - Challenge Questions - Page 279: 8.73

Answer

-66$^{\circ}$ C

Work Step by Step

$V_{1}=4250\,mL=4.25\,L$ $T_{1}=(15+273)K= 288\,K$ $P_{1}=745\, mmHg$ $V_{2}=2.50\,L$ $P_{2}=1.20\,atm= 1.20\,atm\times\frac{760\, mmHg}{1\,atm}$ $=912\, mmHg$ Inorder to get the final temperature $T_{2}$, we can use the combined gas law which is $\frac{P_{1}V_{1}}{T_{1}}=\frac{P_{2}V_{2}}{T_{2}}$ (n is constant) $\implies T_{2}=\frac{P_{2}V_{2}T_{1}}{P_{1}V_{1}}=\frac{912\, mmHg\times2.50\,L\times288\,K}{745\,mmHg\times4.25\,L}$ $=207\,K=(207-273)^{\circ} C=-66^{\circ}C$
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