General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 5 - The Gaseous State - Questions and Problems - Page 223: 5.122

Answer

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Work Step by Step

We know that $n=\frac{PV}{RT}$ $n=\frac{\frac{72}{760}\times 0.1250}{0.08206(17+273)}=0.004990\space mol$ $0.2040\frac{mol}{L}\times 0.04990L=0.0099756mol\space acid$ The acid is $HCl$ because the ratio of acid to $CO_2$ is $\frac{0.0099756}{0.004990}=2.00$
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