NAME: HIEP TON
February 2, 2015
Exp 3 DETERMINATION OF THE MOLAR VOLUME OF A GAS AND ATOMIC
WEIGHT OF A METAL
I.
INDIVIDUAL CALCULATION:
Data Calculation Table collected from trial 1 and 2:
Trial
1
2
Molar Mass Metal
π
24.34
πππ
π
25.16
πππ
Molar Volume H2
πΏ
22.41
πππ
πΏ
23.06
πππ
Percent Error
0.0446%
2.924%
TRIAL 1:
Data Trial 1:
Mass of sample
0.0487 g
Volume (VH2)
49.62 mL (0.04962 L)
Pressure measured (Pdata)
767.2 mmHg
Temperature measured (Tdata)
23.5β°C (296.5 K)
Vapor Pressure of H2O
21.714 mmHg
Metal Identify:
Supposedly, the metal is given as unknown.
π(πππ‘π) = ππ»2 + ππ»2 π
→ ππ»2 = π(πππ‘π) − ππ»2 π = 767.2 − 21.714 = 745.486 mmHg
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ππ»2 ππ»2 = π(πππ‘π) π2
→ π2 =
ππ»2 ππ»2 745.486 πππ»π × 0.04962 πΏ
=
= 0.048215609 πΏ
π(πππ‘π)
767.2 πππ»π
ππ»2 ππ»2 = ππ»2 π
π(πππ‘π)
→ ππ»2
745.486
( 760 atm) × (0.048215609 πΏ)
ππ»2 ππ»2
=
=
= 2.000688 × 10−3 mol
ππ‘π. πΏ
π
π(πππ‘π)
(0.08206
) × (296.5 K)
πππ. πΎ
π + 2π»πΆπ → ππΆπ2 + π»2
→ πππ π = πππ π»2 → π =
π
0.0487 g
π
=
≈ 24.34
−3
π 2.000688 × 10 mol
πππ
Metal Identity : Magnesium (Mg)
Molar Volume Identify:
Volume of H2:
π(πππ) ππ»2 ππ»2 π(πππ‘π)
=
π(πππ)
π(πππ‘π)
→ ππ»2 =
ππ»2 π(πππ‘π) π(πππ) (745.486 mmHg) × (0.04962 L) × (273 πΎ)
=
= 0.044839335 L
(760 mmHg ) × (296.5 πΎ)
π(πππ) π(πππ‘π)
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NAME: HIEP TON
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Mole of H2:
π + 2π»πΆπ → ππΆπ2 + π»2
→ πππ π»2 = πππ π = 2.000688 × 10−3 moπ
Molar Volume of H2:
→
π
0.044839335 L
πΏ
=
= 22.41195779
−3
π 2.000688 × 10 moπ
πππ
Percent Error:
% πΈππππ =
(22.41195779 − 22.4)
= 0.0446%
22.4
TRIAL 2:
Data Trial 2:
Mass of sample
0.0415 g
Volume (VH2)
42.10 mL (0.04210 L)
Pressure measured (Pdata)
767.2 mmHg
Temperature measured (Tdata)
23.5β°C (296.5 K)
Vapor Pressure of H2O
21.714 mmHg
Metal Identify:
Supposedly, the metal is given as unknown.
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NAME: HIEP TON
February 2, 2015
π(πππ‘π) = ππ»2 + ππ»2 π
→ ππ»2 = π(πππ‘π) − ππ»2 π = 767.2 − 21.714 = 745.486 mmHg
ππ»2 ππ»2 = π(πππ‘π) π2
→ π2 =
ππ»2 ππ»2 745.486 πππ»π × 0.04210 L
=
= 0.040908447 πΏ
π(πππ‘π)
767.2 πππ»π
ππ»2 ππ»2 = ππ»2 π
π(πππ‘π)
→ ππ»2
745.486
( 760 atm) × (0.040908447 πΏ)
ππ»2 ππ»2
=
=
= 1.649235529 × 10−3 mol
ππ‘π. πΏ
π
π(πππ‘π)
(0.08206
) × (296.5 K)
πππ. πΎ
π + 2π»πΆπ → ππΆπ2 + π»2
→ πππ π = πππ π»2 → π =
π
0.0415 g
π
=
≈
25.16317
π 1.649235529 × 10−3 mol
πππ
Metal Identity: Magnesium (Mg)
Molar Volume Identify:
Volume of H2:
π(πππ) ππ»2 ππ»2 π(πππ‘π)
=
π(πππ)
π(πππ‘π)
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→ ππ»2 =
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ππ»2 π(πππ‘π) π(πππ) (745.486 mmHg) × (0.04210 L) × (273 πΎ)
=
= 0.038022961 L
(760 mmHg ) × (296.5 πΎ)
π(πππ) π(πππ‘π)
Mole of H2:
π + 2π»πΆπ → ππΆπ2 + π»2
→ πππ π»2 = πππ π = 1.649235529 × 10−3 mol
Molar Volume of H2:
→
π
0.038022961 L
πΏ
=
= 23.0549
−3
π 1.649235529 × 10 mol
πππ
Percent Error:
% πΈππππ =
II.
(23.0549 − 22.4)
= 2.9236607%
22.4
POSTLAB QUESTIONS
1. If the metal strip had not been cleaned and an oxide film was left on the ribbon. Would the
volume of hydrogen gas generated be higher or lower than the true value? Explain.
Answer: If the oxide film was still on the ribbon, the volume of hydrogen gas generated
would be lower than the true value. It is because the O2 would try to get the H2
and form water . Therefore, the amount of H2 would be lower
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2. If some air enters the eudiometer tube, what effect will it have on the atomic weight
determination?
Answer: The air will increase the mole. Then, the molar mass of the metal will be
decreased. Therefore, the metal cannot be determined correctly deal with the
incorrect lower molar mass from the data calculation.
3. What is the value of R in SI units?
Answer:
III.
π½
ππ . πΎ
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