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Hydrogen produced from a hydrolysis reaction was collected over water and the following data was compiled.
Total volume of H2(g): 96.62 mL
Temp: 28.0C
Bariometric Pressure: 7.40x10^2 mmHg
Vapor pressure of water at 28C: 28.5 mmHg
Calculate the moles of hydrogen gas produced by the reaction.
According to dalton's law total pressure of gas is equal to sum of partial pressure exerted by each individual gas
Ptotal = P1 + P2 + P3
Total pressure = pressure of vapour + pressure of hydrogen
pressure of hydrogen = Total pressure - pressure of vapour = 7.40 102 - 28.5 = 711.5 mmHg
Use ideal gas equation to calculate mole of hydrogen
Ideal gas equation
PV = nRT where, P = atm pressure= 711.5 = 0.93618 atm,
V = volume in Liter = 96.62 ml = 0.09662 L
n = number of mole = ?
R = 0.08205L atm mol-1 K-1 =Proportionality constant = gas constant,
T = Temperature in K = 280 = 273.15+ 28 = 301.15 K
We can write ideal gas equation
n = PV/RT
Substitute the value
n = (0.936180.09662)/(0.08205301.155) = 0.00366 mole
0.00366 mole of hydrogen gas produced.