Question 1

The air pressure in a volleyball is 75 psi. What is this pressure in torr?

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A)   520 torr
B)   562 torr
C)   3900 torr
D)   7600 torr
E)   75000 torrF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Mercury is 13.6 times as dense as liquid water. What would be the reading of a water-filled barometer at normal atmospheric pressure, 760. mmHg?

Accepted Answer

A)   1.03 × 103 torr
B)   1.03 × 103 Pa
C)   1.03 × 103 mm height of water column
D)   1.03 × 103 cm height of water column
E)   13.6 atmF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Calculate the root-mean-square speed of methane, CH4 (g) , at 78°C.

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A)   23 m/s
B)   350 m/s
C)   550 m/s
D)   667 m/s
E)   740 m/sF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

The ozone layer is important because

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A)   ozone absorbs low energy radiation which warms the troposphere.
B)   ozone purifies the atmosphere by reacting with excess fluorocarbons.
C)   ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation.
D)   ozone reflects high energy radiation such as X-rays and gamma rays.
E)   humans need to breathe air containing some ozone.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Which of the following gases effuses most rapidly?

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A)   Nitrogen
B)   Oxygen
C)   Hydrogen chloride
D)   Ammonia
E)   Carbon monoxideF) A) and B)
G) B) and E) D

Question 6

"The total pressure in a mixture of unreacting gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases" is a statement of __________________ Law.

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A)   Charles's
B)   Graham's
C)   Boyle's
D)   Avogadro's
E)   Dalton'sF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

A 3.0-L sample of helium was placed in a container fitted with a porous membrane. Half of the helium effused through the membrane in 24 hours. A 3.0-L sample of oxygen was placed in an identical container. How many hours will it take for half of the oxygen to effuse through the membrane?

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A)   8.5 h
B)   12 h
C)   48 h
D)   60. h
E)   68 hF) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

If 0.750 L of argon at 1.50 atm and 177°C and 0.235 L of sulfur dioxide at 95.0 kPa and 63.0°C are added to a 1.00-L flask and the flask's temperature is adjusted to 25.0°C, what is the resulting pressure in the flask?

Accepted Answer

A)   0.0851 atm
B)   0.244 atm
C)   0.946 atm
D)   1.74 atm
E)   1.86 atmF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

A flask containing argon gas is connected to a closed-ended mercury manometer. The closed end is under vacuum. If the mercury level in the closed arm is 230. mm above that in the arm connected to the flask, what is the argon pressure, in torr?

Accepted Answer

A)   -230.
B)   230.
C)   530.
D)   790.
E)   None of these choices are correct.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 10

A 0.850-mole sample of nitrous oxide, a gas used as an anesthetic by dentists, has a volume of 20.46 L at 123°C and 1.35 atm. What would be its volume at 468°C and 1.35 atm?

Accepted Answer

A)   5.38 L
B)   10.9 L
C)   19.0 L
D)   38.3 L
E)   77.9 LF) A) and E)
G) A) and C) D

Question 11

Hydrochloric acid is prepared by bubbling hydrogen chloride gas through water. What is the concentration of a solution prepared by dissolving 225 L of HCl(g)  at 37°C and 89.6 kPa in 5.25 L of water?

Accepted Answer

A)   1.49 M
B)   1.66 M
C)   7.82 M
D)   12.5 M
E)   16.6 MF) A) and D)
G) C) and D) A

Question 12

A sample of carbon dioxide gas at 125°C and 248 torr occupies a volume of 275 L. What will the gas pressure be if the volume is increased to 321 L at 125°C?

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A)   212 torr
B)   289 torr
C)   356 torr
D)   441 torr
E)   359 torrF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

A 500-mL sample of argon at 800 torr has its absolute temperature quadrupled. If the volume remains unchanged what is the new pressure?

Accepted Answer

A)   200 torr
B)   400 torr
C)   800 torr
D)   2400 torr
E)   3200 torrF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

Hydrogen peroxide was catalytically decomposed and 75.3 mL of oxygen gas was collected overwater at 25°C and 742 torr. What mass of oxygen was collected? (Pwater = 24 torr at 25°C)

Accepted Answer

A)   0.00291 g
B)   0.0931 g
C)   0.0962 g
D)   0.0993 g
E)   0.962 gF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

Which of the lines on the figure below is the best representation of the relationship between the volume of a gas and its pressure, other factors remaining constant?

Accepted Answer

A)   a
B)   b
C)   c
D)   d
E)   eF) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 16

A sample of nitrogen gas is confined to a 14.0 L container at 375 torr and 37.0°C. How many moles of nitrogen are in the container?

Accepted Answer

A)   0.271 mol
B)   2.27 mol
C)   3.69 mol
D)   206 mol
E)   227 molF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

A carbon dioxide sample weighing 44.0 g occupies 32.68 L at 65°C and 645 torr. What is its volume at STP?

Accepted Answer

A)   22.4 L
B)   31.1 L
C)   34.3 L
D)   35.2 L
E)   47.7 LF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

According to the kinetic theory of gases, in a collision between two molecules the kinetic energy of one molecule will decrease by the same amount that the kinetic energy of the other one increases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Calculate the temperature of an argon sample at 55.4 kPa and 18.6 L if it occupies 25.8 L at 75.0°C and 41.1 kPa.

Accepted Answer

A)   95.0°C
B)   85.1°C
C)   77.2°C
D)   72.9°C
E)   65.2°CF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

If the molecular mass of a gas increases by a factor of 4 at constant temperature, its rms speed will

Accepted Answer

A)   decrease by a factor of 4.
B)   increase by a factor of 4.
C)   decrease by a factor of 16.
D)   increase by a factor of 16.
E)   decrease by a factor of 2.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Exam 5: Gases and the Kinetic-Molecular Theory

The air pressure in a volleyball is 75 psi. What is this pressure in torr?

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Mercury is 13.6 times as dense as liquid water. What would be the reading of a water-filled barometer at normal atmospheric pressure, 760. mmHg?

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Calculate the root-mean-square speed of methane, CH4 (g) , at 78°C.

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The ozone layer is important because

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Which of the following gases effuses most rapidly?

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"The total pressure in a mixture of unreacting gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases" is a statement of __________________ Law.

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A 3.0-L sample of helium was placed in a container fitted with a porous membrane. Half of the helium effused through the membrane in 24 hours. A 3.0-L sample of oxygen was placed in an identical container. How many hours will it take for half of the oxygen to effuse through the membrane?

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If 0.750 L of argon at 1.50 atm and 177°C and 0.235 L of sulfur dioxide at 95.0 kPa and 63.0°C are added to a 1.00-L flask and the flask's temperature is adjusted to 25.0°C, what is the resulting pressure in the flask?

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A flask containing argon gas is connected to a closed-ended mercury manometer. The closed end is under vacuum. If the mercury level in the closed arm is 230. mm above that in the arm connected to the flask, what is the argon pressure, in torr?

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A 0.850-mole sample of nitrous oxide, a gas used as an anesthetic by dentists, has a volume of 20.46 L at 123°C and 1.35 atm. What would be its volume at 468°C and 1.35 atm?

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Hydrochloric acid is prepared by bubbling hydrogen chloride gas through water. What is the concentration of a solution prepared by dissolving 225 L of HCl(g) at 37°C and 89.6 kPa in 5.25 L of water?

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A sample of carbon dioxide gas at 125°C and 248 torr occupies a volume of 275 L. What will the gas pressure be if the volume is increased to 321 L at 125°C?

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A 500-mL sample of argon at 800 torr has its absolute temperature quadrupled. If the volume remains unchanged what is the new pressure?

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Hydrogen peroxide was catalytically decomposed and 75.3 mL of oxygen gas was collected overwater at 25°C and 742 torr. What mass of oxygen was collected? (Pwater = 24 torr at 25°C)

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Which of the lines on the figure below is the best representation of the relationship between the volume of a gas and its pressure, other factors remaining constant?

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A sample of nitrogen gas is confined to a 14.0 L container at 375 torr and 37.0°C. How many moles of nitrogen are in the container?

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A carbon dioxide sample weighing 44.0 g occupies 32.68 L at 65°C and 645 torr. What is its volume at STP?

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According to the kinetic theory of gases, in a collision between two molecules the kinetic energy of one molecule will decrease by the same amount that the kinetic energy of the other one increases.

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Calculate the temperature of an argon sample at 55.4 kPa and 18.6 L if it occupies 25.8 L at 75.0°C and 41.1 kPa.

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If the molecular mass of a gas increases by a factor of 4 at constant temperature, its rms speed will

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