Question #b85cd

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May 11, 2016

P=1482atm

Explanation:

Assuming that methane is behaving ideally, we can then calculate the pressure using the ideal gas law:

PV=nRT.

We will need first to find the number of mole of methane using the mass 885.5 g:

n=m/(MM)=(885.5 cancel(g))/(16.04cancel(g)/(mol))=55.20molCH_4

Then, to find the pressure, we can rearrange the expression of the ideal gas law to be:

P=(nRT)/V=(55.20cancel(mol)xx0.08201(cancel(L)*atm)/(cancel(K)*cancel(mol))xx265.1cancel(K))/(0.810cancel(L))=1482atm