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A 1-m^3 container holds 50 g of hydrogen. The temperature is 20°C. Determine the pressure
Since H2 gas is real gas so we can not apply Ideal gas equation directly
for this we have to apply real gas equation which is nothing but a modified ideal gas equation
which is also called Vanderwalls equation
Real gas Equation (P+an2/V2 )*(V -nb) =nRT ......(1)
Where a and b are vander walls constant
a = attraction of gas molucules a = 0.2476 L2 atm/mol2
b = volume of gas molecules b =0.02661 L/mol
n= no of moles of H2 T = Temp in Kelvin R = Univ. gas const. Vcont. = volume in lit.
= given wt / mol.wt = 273.15 + temp in °C = 0.821 L.atm/mol.K = 1000 lit
= 50/2 = 25 mole =273.15+20 = 293.15 K
now putting the value of parametrs in ...equan (1)
(P+an2/V2 )*(V -nb) =nRT
(P+0.2476*252/10002 )*(1000 -25*0.02661) = 25*0.821 * 293.15
(P+0.00015475)*(1000 -0.66525) = 6016.90
(P+0.00015475)*999.33475 = 6016.90
(P+0.00015475) = 6016.90 /999.33475
(P+0.00015475) = 6.02
P = 6.02 - 0.00015
P = 6.0198 atm
P = 6.0198 atm this is answer