Basic Chemistry

Fourth Edition

Unit 3 Gases
Combined Gas Law
Learning Goal Use the combined gas law
to find the final pressure, volume, or
temperature of a gas when changes in two
of these properties are given and the
amount of gas is constant.
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Combined Gas Law

Combined gas law
incorporates all pressure-volume-temperature
relationships for gases previously studied
is useful for studying the effect of changes in two
of these variables on the third variable, while the
amount remains constant

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Summary of Gas Laws

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Learning Check
Helium gas has a volume of 0.180 L, a pressure
of 0.800 atm, and a temperature of 29 C. At
what temperature (C) will the gas have a
volume of 90.0 mL and a pressure of 3.20 atm?

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Solution
Helium gas has a volume of 0.180 L, a pressure of 0.800
atm, and a temperature of 29 C. At what temperature (C)
will the gas have a
volume of 90.0 mL and a pressure of 3.20 atm?
Step 1 Organize the data in a table of initial
and
final conditions.
Conditions 1

Conditions 2

P1 = 0.800 atm

P2 = 3.20 atm

V1 = 0.180 L (180. mL)

V2 = 90. mL

T1 = 29 C + 273 = 302 K

T2 = ?

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Solution
Helium gas has a volume of 0.180 L, a pressure
of 0.800 atm, and a temperature of 29 C. At
what temperature (C) will the gas have a
volume of 90.0 mL and a pressure of 3.20 atm?
Step 2 Rearrange the gas law equation to
solve for the unknown quantity.

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Solution
Helium gas has a volume of 0.180 L, a pressure
of 0.800 atm, and a temperature of 29 C. At
what temperature (C) will the gas have a
volume of 90.0 mL and a pressure of 3.20 atm?
Step 3 Substitute values into gas law
equation and calculate.

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Learning Check
A gas has a volume of 675 mL at 35 C and
0.850 atm pressure. What is the volume (mL) of
the gas at 95 C and a pressure of 802 mmHg?

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Solution
A gas has a volume of 675 mL at 35 C and
0.850 atm pressure. What is the volume (mL) of the gas
at 95 C and a pressure of 802 mmHg?
Step 1 Organize the data in a table of initial
and
final conditions.
Conditions 1

Conditions 2

P1 = 0.850 atm

P2 = 802 mmHg = 1.06 atm

V1 = 0.675 mL

V2 = ?

T1 = 35 C + 273 = 308 K

T2 = 95 C + 273 = 178 K

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Solution
A gas has a volume of 675 mL at 35 C and
0.850 atm pressure. What is the volume (mL) of
the gas at 95 C and a pressure of 802 mmHg?
Step 2 Rearrange the gas law equation to
solve for the unknown quantity.

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Solution
A gas has a volume of 675 mL at 35 C and
0.850 atm pressure. What is the volume (mL) of
the gas at 95 C and a pressure of 802 mmHg?
Step 3 Substitute values into gas law
equation and calculate.

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