A 60.0 mL sample of #CO_2# gas is collected over water at 70.0° and 101.3 kPa. What is the volume of the dry gas at STP?
1 Answer
Explanation:
The important thing to remember about gases that are being collected over water is that the total pressure measured includes the vapor pressure of water at that given temperature.
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In this case, the collection tube will hold a gaseous mixture that contains molecules of carbon dioxide,
This means that you can use Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures to determine the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in this mixture.
#color(blue)(P_"total" = sum_i P_i)" "# , where
In this case, the vapor pressure of water at
http://www.endmemo.com/chem/vaporpressurewater.php
This means that you have
#P_"total" = P_(CO_2) + P_(H_2O)#
#P_(CO_2) = "101.3 kPa" - "31.09 kPa" = "70.21 kPa"#
Now, STP conditions imply a temperature of
#color(blue)((P_1V_1)/T_1 = (P_2V_2)/T_2)" "# , where
Plug in your values and solve for
#V_2 = P_1/P_2 * T_2/T_1 * V_1#
#V_2 = (70.21 color(red)(cancel(color(black)("kPa"))))/(100.0color(red)(cancel(color(black)("kPa")))) * ( (273.15 + 0)color(red)(cancel(color(black)("K"))))/((273.15 + 70.0)color(red)(cancel(color(black)("K")))) * "60.0 mL"#
#V_2 = color(green)("33.5 mL")#
The answer is rounded to three sig figs.