You have a sample of gas in a container with a movable piston, such as the one in the drawing. (a) Redraw the container to show what it might look like if the temperature of the gas is increased from 300 to 500 K while the pressure is kept constant. (b) Redraw the container to show what it might look like if the external pressure on the piston is increased from 1.0 atm to 2.0 atm while the temperature is kept constant. (c) Redraw the container to show what it might look like if the temperature of the gas decreases from 300 to 200 K while the pressure is kept constant (assume the gas does not liquefy). [Section 10.3]
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Problem 98E
Nonideal-Gas Behavior (Section)
Table shows that the van der Waals b parameter has units of L/mol. This means that we can calculate the sizes of atoms or molecules from the b parameter. Refer back to the discussion in Section. Is the van der Waals radius we calculate from the b parameter of Table 10.3 more closely associated with the bonding or nonbonding atomic radius discussed there? Explain.
Table Van der Waals Constants for Gas Molecules
Substance |
a(L2@atm/mol2) |
b(L/mol) |
He |
0.0341 |
0.02370 |
Ne |
0.211 |
0.0171 |
Ar |
1.34 |
0.0322 |
Kr |
2.32 |
0.0398 |
Xe |
4.19 |
0.0510 |
H2 |
0.244 |
0.0266 |
N2 |
1.39 |
0.0391 |
O2 |
1.36 |
0.0318 |
F2 |
1.06 |
0.0290 |
Cl2 |
6.49 |
0.0562 |
H2O |
5.46 |
0.0305 |
NH3 |
4.17 |
0.0371 |
CH4 |
2.25 |
0.0428 |
CO2 |
3.59 |
0.0427 |
CCl4 |
20.4 |
0.1383 |
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The first step in solving 10 problem number trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Problem 98ENonideal-Gas Behavior (Section)Table shows that the van der Waals b parameter has units of L/mol. This means that we can calculate the sizes of atoms or molecules from the b parameter. Refer back to the discussion in Section. Is the van der Waals radius we calculate from the b parameter of Table 10.3 more closely associated with the bonding or nonbonding atomic radius discussed there? Explain.Table Van der Waals Constants for Gas Molecules
Substance
a(L2@atm/mol2)
b(L/mol)
He
0.0341
0.02370
Ne
0.211
0.0171
Ar
1.34
0.0322
Kr
2.32
0.0398
Xe
4.19
0.0510
H2
0.244
0.0266
N2
1.39
0.0391
O2
1.36
0.0318
F2
1.06
0.0290
Cl2
6.49
0.0562
H2O
5.46
0.0305
NH3
4.17
0.0371
CH4
2.25
0.0428
CO2
3.59
0.0427
CCl4
20.4
0.1383
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