General Chemistry (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1891389602
ISBN 13: 978-1-89138-960-3

Chapter 13 Properties of Gases - Problems - Page 462: 21

Answer

$ 4.11\times 10^{19}$ molecules

Work Step by Step

Gas equation, $$PV=nRT$$ $P = 1.4 \times 10^{-7} \text{ atm} $ $V = 1.0m^{3}=1000\text{ L}$ $R$ (Universal gas constant) = $0.08206 L\cdot \text{atm}K^{-1}\text{mol}^{-1}$ Temperature in Celsius can be converted to Kelvin by addition of 273 $T = -23^{\circ} C + 273 K = 250 K$ Substitute above for values in gas equation to find n(number of moles of ozone), $n = \frac{PV}{RT} = \frac{1.4 \times 10^{-7} \times 1000}{0.08206 \times 250} \approx 6.82 \times 10^{-5} \text{ mol}$ One mole is equal to $6.022 \times 10^{23}$ molecules of ozone hence the number of molecules of ozone in $1m^{3}$ can be found as $6.82 \times 10^{-5} \times 6.022 × 10^{23}\approx 4.11\times 10^{19}$
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