ADVANCED HONORS CHEMISTRY - CHAPTER 13 NAME:

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MANOMETER PROBLEMS WKST - ANSWERS - V5 PAGE:

1. In the diagram below h is 15 mm Hg.

A. What is the pressure of the gas sample in mm Hg?
B. What is the pressure of the gas sample in kPa?

DATA TABLE

h = 15 mm Hg PGas Sample = ?

This is a close-ended manometer problem. ∴ The height of the Hg is the gas pressure:
PressureGas Sample = Height of the Hg

A. What is the pressure of the gas sample in mm Hg?

PGas Sample = 15 mm Hg

B. What is the pressure of the gas sample in kPa?

! 101 kPa $
(
PressureGas Sample = 15 mm Hg # )
" 760 mm Hg &%

PGas Sample = 2.0 kPa

- OR -

760 mm Hg 15 mm Hg
=
101 kPa x

PGas Sample = 2.0 kPa

- OR -

760 mm Hg 101 kPa

=
15 mm Hg x

PGas Sample = 2.0 kPa

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2. In the diagram below h is 20.0 mm Hg and air pressure is 760 mm Hg.
A. What is the pressure of the gas sample in mm Hg?
B. What is the pressure of the gas sample in atm?

DATA TABLE

h = 20.0 mm Hg PAtmosphere= 760 mm Hg

PGas Sample = ?

This is an open-ended manometer problem in which

the Hg is higher on the side open to the atmosphere.
∴ The gas sample pressure is greater than the atmospheric pressure:
PressureGas Sample = Atmospheric Pressure + Height of the Hg

A. What is the pressure of the gas sample in mm Hg?

PGas Sample = 760 mm Hg + 20.0 mm Hg

PGas Sample = 780. mm Hg

B. What is the pressure of the gas sample in atm?

! 1 atm $
(
PressureGas Sample = 780. mm Hg #)
" 760 mm Hg &%

PGas Sample = 1.03 atm

- OR -

760 mm Hg 780. mm Hg
=
1.00 atm x

PGas Sample = 1.03 atm

- OR -

760 mm Hg 1.00 atm

=
780. mm Hg x

PGas Sample = 1.03 atm

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3. In the diagram below h is 10.0 mm Hg and air pressure is 745 mm Hg.
A. What is the pressure of the gas sample in mm Hg?
B. What is the pressure of the gas sample in kPa?

DATA TABLE

h = 10.0 mm Hg PAtmosphere= 745 mm Hg

PGas Sample = ?

This is an open-ended manometer problem

in which the Hg is higher on the gas sample side.
∴ The gas sample pressure is less than the atmospheric pressure:
PressureGas Sample = Atmospheric Pressure - Height of the Hg

A. What is the pressure of the gas sample in mm Hg?

PGas Sample = 745 mm Hg - 10.0 mm Hg

PGas Sample = 735 mm

B. What is the pressure of the gas sample in kPa?

! 101 kPa $
(
PressureGas Sample = 735 mm Hg # )
" 760 mm Hg &%

PGas Sample = 97.7 kPa

- OR -

760 mm Hg 735 mm Hg
=
101 kPa x

PGas Sample = 97.7 kPa

- OR -

760 mm Hg 101 kPa

=
735 mm Hg x

PGas Sample = 97.7 kPa

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