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Volume of oxygen st STP= 0.049 L Experimental molar volume at STP= 24.95 l/mol A

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Question

Volume of oxygen st STP= 0.049 L

Experimental molar volume at STP= 24.95 l/mol

Accepted molar volume at STP= 22.58 L/mol

Percent Error= 10.49 %

I need help answering the following questions:

1. (a). Use your data for oxygen gas at room temperature to calculate the gas constant using oxygen pressure not room pressure.

(b). What is the accepted value for the gas constant, using the same units & significant figures as the vaule you calculated in part (a)?

(c). Calculate the percent error in your gas constant. (Hint: it should be about the same as the percent error in your molar volume value)

Explanation / Answer

1)747.01mmHg=747.15/760=0.98 atm

PV=nRT

0.98 * V = 0.002*0.0826*296.15

V=0.049L

2)experimental molar volume=0.0499L/0.002moles=24.95L/mol

P1V1/T1= P2V2/T2

(0.98atm)(0.05L)/296.15K=1atm * V2/273K

V2=0.98*0.05*273/296.15=0.045L

accepted molar volume at STP= 0.045L/0.002moles=22.58L/mol

4)percent error=(experimental-accepted)/accepted       * 100

(24.95-22.58)/22.58   *100=10.49%