An open flask sitting in a lab fridge looks empty, but it is filled with a mixture of gases called air. If the flask volume is 2.50 L, and the air is at standard temperature and pressure, how many gaseous molecules does the flask contain?
1 Answer
Nov 2, 2016
If we assume that the temperature inside the fridge is
Explanation:
From the Ideal Gas Law:
And thus we mulitply
If the flask were at room temperature, would it contain the same number of molecules?