A container has a volume of #48 L# and holds #12 mol# of gas. If the container is compressed such that its new volume is #15 L#, how many moles of gas must be released to maintain a constant temperature and pressure?
1 Answer
Nov 26, 2016
The amount of gas that must be released is
Explanation:
This is an example of Avogadro's law, which states that when pressure and temperature are constant, the amount (moles) and volume of a gas are directly proportional, so that if moles increase, so does volume and vice versa.
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Solution
Rearrange the equation to isolate
Determine how many moles must be removed from the container, subtract