A41.1 g sample of solid co2 (dry ice) is added to a container at a temperature of 100 k with a volume of 3.4 l. a. if the container is evacuated (all of the gas removed), sealed, and then allowed to warm to room temperature t = 298 k so that all of the solid co2 is converted to a gas, what is the pressure inside the container?

Approximately 6.81 × 10⁵ Pa.

Assumption: carbon dioxide behaves like an ideal gas.

Explanation:

Look up the relative atomic mass of carbon and oxygen on a modern periodic table:

Calculate the molar mass of carbon dioxide :

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Find the number of moles of molecules in that sample of :

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If carbon dioxide behaves like an ideal gas, it should satisfy the ideal gas equation when it is inside a container:

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where

Rearrange the equation to find an expression for , the pressure inside the container.

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Look up the ideal gas constant in the appropriate units.

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Evaluate the expression for :

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Apply dimensional analysis to verify the unit of pressure.