GAS LAWS: AN INTRODUCTION Name: ____________________________

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KMT, PRESSURE & TEMPERATURE Period: _______ Date: _____________
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GAS LAWS: AN INTRODUCTION
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KINETIC ü Pressure PRESSURE (S si
rr = 14.7 p

PLEASE NOTE
MOLECULAR 1 atm = = 760. to
ü Temperature 760. mm Hg
THEORY OF GASES ü Volume 101.3 kPa =
STP ü # of moles
RE (STANDARD)
TEMPERATU
Standard Avogadro’s °C
Temperature Hypothesis K = 273 +
73
& Pressure °C = K - 2
KMT of Gases

275 K 305 K 345 K 400 K 1 atm 2 atm 3 atm 4 atm

Flask 1 Flask 2 Flask 3 Flask 4 Flask 1 Flask 2 Flask 3 Flask 4

Fig. 1 Fig. 2

Study the two figures above. Then, answer the questions below.
___ 1. Each of the flasks in Fig. 1, above, contain the same number of gas parHcles. Which of the flasks
1
would have the lowest pressure?
___ 2. Each of the flasks in Fig. 1, above, contain the same number of gas parHcles. Which of the flasks
4
would have the highest pressure?
___ 3. All of the flasks in Fig. 2, above, are the same size and are at the same temperature. Which flask
7
contains the least amount of gas parHcles?
___ 4. Which of the flasks in Fig. 2, above, have a pressure equal to 2280 torr?
3
___ 5. Consider flask 2 in Fig. 2, above. Which of the following would result in an decrease in pressure:
7
1.) lowering the temperature 2.) adding more gas molecules 3.) decreasing the volume?
STP
___ 1. Which of the following is a valid pair represenHng STP?
d a. 1 atm and 760. K c. 273 K and 760. torr
b. 760. mm Hg and 0 K d. 760. torr and 273°C
___ 2. Standard pressure is equal to:
d a. 760. torr and 0 atm c. 101.3 kPa and 273 torr
b. 760. atm and 273 kPa d. 1 atm and 760. mm Hg
___ 3. Which of the following is a valid pair represenHng STP?
b a. 1 atm and 0 K c. 760. torr and 0 K
b. 0 °C and 1 atm d. 760. K and 273 mm Hg
___
d 4. Standard temperature is equal to:
a. 0 °F c. 0 K
b. 273 °C d. 0 °C
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c 5. Which of the following is a valid pair represenHng STP?
a. 1 atm and 0 °F c. 273 K and 101.3 torr
b. 0 °C and 101.3 kPa d. 760. atm and 0 K

d
___ 6. Two units of pressure that are idenHcal to one another are:
a. torr and atm c. mm Hg and atm
b. kPa and psi d. mm Hg and torr
___ 7. Which of the following represent an equality that is TRUE?
b
a. 760. torr = 1 kPa c. 101.3 atm = 760. kPa
b. 101.3 kPa = 760. mm Hg d. 101.3 psi = 1 torr
Temperature Conversions
1. On the Celsius scale, a temperature of 332 K has a corresponding value of 59 C
_______________.
2. On the Kelvin scale, a temperature of 27 °C has a corresponding value of _______________.
300 K
3. Convert 150 K to °C: _______________
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4. Convert 125 °C to Kelvin: _______________
398K
5. What is the Kelvin temperature that is equivalent to 400 °C? _______________
6. 1200 K is equal to what Celsius temperature? _______________
a
Pressure Conversions
Convert each of the following to the unit specified. Show your dimensional analysis.

1.) 135 mm Hg = _________

0.1770 atm 2.) 3.10 atm = _________ kPa
135MmHg 3.10 atm
hmm 0.1776 atm 1,0 313.03 hPa

3.) 574 mm Hg = _________

574 torr 4.) 2.89 kPa = _______________
21.675 mm Hg
574 9 su torr 21.075 mm
my minoring 28,9hPa
p ng
5.) 1580. kPa = ___________ atm 6.) 1425 mm Hg = ___________
1.875 atm

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Challenge: In the United States, meteorologists usually report barometric pressure in inches of mercury (in.
Hg). If the local weather channel reports the barometric pressure as 30.03 in. Hg, what is this pressure in
atm? (Hint: Think about unit conversions.) Show your soluHon below.

30.03 ng 25 ummm 1 am
in 1 in ng 700 mm
1.004 atm
Hg

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