Chapter 10, Problem 67RQ

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The pressure exerted by $\text{1}0.0\text{g}$ of oxygen, ${\text{O}}_{\text{2}}$, in torr at a given temperature and volume is to be determined.

Concept Introduction:

The effect of temperature and pressure on the volume of a gas is given by the ideal gas equation. It is expressed as follows:

$PV=n\text{R}T$

Here, $P$ is the pressure, $V$ is the volume, $n$ is the number of moles, $\text{R}$ is the gas constant, and $T$ is the temperature.

The conversion factor for converting atm into torr is given as follows:

$\text{atm}=\frac{760\text{torr}}{1\text{}\text{}\text{atm}}$

Conversion of temperature from Celsius to Kelvin is given by the expression:

$T\left(\text{K}\right)=T\left({}^{\circ }\text{C}\right)+273$