Gas Law Seatwork for Chm 12-2

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Which of the following statements is false?

a. Condensed states have much higher densities than gases.
b. Molecules are very far apart in gases and closer together in liquids and solids.
c. Gases completely fill any container they occupy and are easily compressed.
d. Vapor refers to a gas formed by evaporation of a liquid or sublimation of a solid.
e. Solid water (ice), unlike most substances, is denser than its liquid form (water).
____ 2. Which of the following statements concerning pressure is false?
a. The pressure units torr and mm Hg are equivalent.
b. Atmospheric pressure increases at higher elevation.
c. The SI pressure unit the atmosphere is equal to 14.7 lb/in2.
d. Typical atmospheric pressure at sea level is 760 mm Hg.
e. Barometers are used to measure changes in atmospheric pressure.
____ 3. Which statement is false?
a. Atmospheric pressure varies with atmospheric conditions and distance above sea level.
b. Pilots use portable barometers to determine their altitudes.
c. A tire gauge measures the absolute pressure in the tire.
d. At sea level, at a latitude of 45 and at 0C, the average atmospheric pressure supports a
760 mm high column of mercury in a simple barometer; this average sea-level pressure of
760 mm Hg is also called one atmosphere of pressure.
e. The SI unit of pressure is the pascal (Pa), defined as the pressure exerted by a force of one
newton acting on an area of one square meter.
____ 4. Ammonia, NH3, is used to as fertilizer and as a refrigerant. What is the new pressure if 25.0 g of ammonia
with a volume of 750 mL at 1.50 atm is expanded to 7.50 L at constant temperature?
a. 15 atm
b. 114 mm Hg
c. 0.15 psi
d. 6.67 atm
e. 15 mm Hg
____ 5. The volume of a sample of a gas is 405 mL at 10.0 atm and 467 K. What volume will it occupy at 4.29 atm
and the same temperature?
a. 17.4 L
b. 189 mL
c. 174 mL
d. 1047 mL
e. 944 mL
____ 6. A gas sample occupies 4.20 L under a pressure of 800. torr at 350. K. At what temperature will it occupy 3.60
L at the same pressure?
a. 7 K
b. 300. K
c. 408 K
d. 300.C
 e. 770. K

____ 7. Ethylene, C2H4, is used to make plastic milk bottles. When the volume of 1000 g of ethylene at 25C is
decreased from 40.0 L to 15.0 L, what is the new temperature assuming the pressure is held constant?
a. 112 K
b. 410 K
c. 25C
d. 522C
e. 795 K

____ 8. A sample of a gas occupies 460. mL at 70.0C and 1.00 atmosphere. At what temperature would the gas
occupy 650. mL at the same pressure?
a. 154C
b. 30.3C
c. 212C
d. 101C
e. 188C

____ 9. A gaseous sample has a volume of 3.88 L at 115C and 760. torr. What would be its volume at STP?
a. 5.51 L
b. 2.98 L
c. 3.63 L
d. 3.37 L
e. 2.73 L

____ 10. A sample of He gas has a volume of 373 mL at 0.0C and 825 torr. What would be its volume at STP?
a. 405 mL
b. 508 mL
c. 344 mL
d. 235 mL
e. 1680 mL

____ 11. A quantity of Xe occupies 121 mL at 300C and 1.09 atm. What will be the temperature if the volume is
increased to 253 mL at 405 torr?
a. 259 K
b. 586 K
c. 134 K
d. 2449 K
e. 306 K
____ 12. Ten (10.0) moles of a gas are contained in a 10.0 L container at 273 K. Calculate the pressure of the gas.
a. 2.24 atm
b. 4.48 atm
c. 11.2 atm
d. 15.7 atm
e. 22.4 atm

____ 13. What is the volume occupied by 20.0 grams of NH3 at 500.C and 1140 torr?
a. 29.8 L
b. 32.2 L
c. 49.8 L
d. 65.4 L
 e. 92.4 L
____ 14. Analysis of a volatile liquid shows that it contains 62.04% carbon, 10.41% hydrogen, and 27.54% oxygen by
mass. At 150.C and 1.00 atm, 500. mL of the vapor has a mass of 0.8365 g. What is the molecular formula of
the compound?
a. C2H5OH
b. C3H6O
c. C6H12O2
d. C12H24O4
e. C4H6O
____ 15. A mixture of gas consists of 5.0 g CH4, 5.0 g C2H2, and 5.0 g C2H4. What are the mole fractions of each?

XCH4 XC2H2 XC2H4

a. 0.321 0.192 0.177
b. 0.333 0.333 0.333
c. 0.217 0.375 0.408
d. 0.567 0.137 0.326
e. 0.457 0.281 0.262

____ 16. If 3.25 liters of ammonia react with an excess of oxygen at 500.C and 5.00 atm pressure, what volume of
steam will be produced at the same temperature and pressure?
4NH3(g) + 5O2(g)  4NO(g) + 6H2O(g)

a. 2.04 L
b. 2.17 L
c. 3.33 L
d. 4.14 L
e. 4.88 L
____ 17. If sufficient acid is used to react completely with 3.78 grams of zinc, what volume of hydrogen would be
produced at STP?
Zn(s) + 2HCl(aq)  ZnCl2(aq) + H2(g)

a. 1.14 L
b. 1.29 L
c. 1.38 L
d. 1.45 L
e. 1.53 L
____ 18. What volume of dry silicon tetrafluoride (at STP) can be produced by the complete reaction of 89 g of
CaSiO3?
CaSiO3(s) + 6HF(g)  CaF2(s) + SiF4(g) + 3H2O

a. 29.2 L
b. 22.4 L
c. 0.767 L
d. 17.2 L
e. 104 L
____ 19. Which of the following gases would be expected to have a behavior closest to that of an ideal gas under most
conditions?
 a. He
b. O2
c. NH3
d. Cl2
e. H2O
____ 20. A gaseous mixture contains equal numbers of HCl and HBr molecules and no other kind of molecules. Which
one of the following statements is true? Assume ideal gas behavior for both HCl and HBr.
a. The masses of HCl and HBr are equal.
b. The partial pressures of HCl and HBr are equal.
c. If the temperature is increased while the volume is held constant, the partial pressure of
HBr will rise more rapidly than the partial pressure of HCl.
d. Since HCl molecules are lighter, they have higher velocities, collide with each other and
with the walls of the container more frequently, and therefore contribute more to the total
pressure of the mixture than do HBr molecules.
e. None of these statements is true.
Gas Law Seatwork for Chm 12-2
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Comparison of Solids, Liquids, and Gases

2. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Pressure
3. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Harder Question
TOP: Pressure
4. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Boyle's Law: The Volume-Pressure Relationship
5. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Boyle's Law: The Volume-Pressure Relationship
6. ANS: B PTS: 1
TOP: Charles's Law: The Volume-Temperature Relationship; The Absolute Temperature Scale
7. ANS: A PTS: 1
TOP: Charles's Law: The Volume-Temperature Relationship; The Absolute Temperature Scale
8. ANS: C PTS: 1
TOP: Charles's Law: The Volume-Temperature Relationship; The Absolute Temperature Scale
9. ANS: E PTS: 1
TOP: Charles's Law: The Volume-Temperature Relationship; The Absolute Temperature Scale
10. ANS: A PTS: 1
TOP: Charles's Law: The Volume-Temperature Relationship; The Absolute Temperature Scale
11. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: The Combined Gas Law Equation
12. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Summary of Gas Laws: The Ideal Gas Equation
13. ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Summary of Gas Laws: The Ideal Gas Equation
14. ANS: B PTS: 1
TOP: Determinations of Molecular Weights and Molecular Formulas of Gaseous Substances
15. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures
16. ANS: E PTS: 1 TOP: Mass-Volume Relationships in Reactions Involving
Gases
17. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Mass-Volume Relationships in Reactions Involving
Gases
18. ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Mass-Volume Relationships in Reactions Involving
Gases
19. ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Deviations from Ideal Gas Behavior
20. ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: The Kinetic-Molecular Theory