Jonathan Khan November 21, 2010

Ms. Crowley Determining the Molar Volume of a Gas Lab

1. The accepted value for the molar volume of a gas is 22.4 Liters (22,400 mL). How does your

experimentally determined value compare with this accepted value? Calculate your percentage error.

a. The accepted value for the molar volume of a gas is 22.4 Liters (22,400 mL). My

experimentally determined value compares with this accepted value exactly because it is also

22.4 L

2. What are some possible sources of error in this experiment?

a. Some possible sources of error in this experiment are the incorrect conversion of barometric

pressure from inches of Hg into mmHg. This affects the volume of the gas in the way that there

exists an inverse relationship between the volume of a gas and its volume. If the ressure was to

be calculated too high, the volume would be too low, and the opposite would hole true for the

reversal of that.

3. Find the volume of the following masses of gases at STP

a. 80 g O2
i. 80 g 1 Mol O2 22.4 L = 5.60x101 L
ii. 1 32.00 g 1 Mol O2
b. 10 g H2
i. 10 g 1 Mol H2 22.4 L = 1.11x102 L
ii. 1 2.016 g 1 Mol H2
c. 14 g N2
i. 14 g 1 Mol N2 22.4 L = 1.12x101 L
ii. 1 28.02 g 1 Mol N2
d. 66 g CO2
i. 66 g 1 Mol CO2 22.4 L = 3.36x101 L
ii. 1 44.01g 1 Mol CO2

4. How many liters would each of the following number of moles of any gas occupy at STP
a. 0.25 Mols
i. 0.25 Mol 22.4 L = 5.60x100L
ii. 1 1 Mol
b. 0.50 Mols
i. 0.50 Mol 22.4 L = 1.12x101L
ii. 1 1 Mol
 c. 1.00 Mol
i. 1.00 Mol 22.4 L = 2.24x101L
ii. 1 1 Mol
d. 2.00 Mols.
i. 2.00 Mol 22.4 L = 4.48x101L
ii. 1 1 Mol
e. 2.50 Mols
i. 2.50 Mol 22.4 L = 5.60x101L
ii. 1 1 Mol

5. What happens to the other product of the reaction used in this experiment?
a. 2HCl + Mg H2 + MgCl2
b. Mg + 2Cl- MgCl2 + 2e-
c. 2HCl + 2e- H2 + 2Cl-
i. The MgCl2 remains in solution within the water in the tube and beaker. This is because
the Cl- is able to dissolve into the water when in this particular compound.