What is the volume composition of this gas mixture?

  1. Determine the composition of the gas mixture(in the volume percentages!!!) if T=298K, p=101 325Pa, density=1,126kg/m3. The gas mixture is made of nitrogen and oxygen.
    I think it should be done as a task from ideal gases, there were similar examples in the workbook.

1 Answer
Jan 4, 2017

Determine the composition of the gas mixture(in the volume percentages!!!) if T=298K, p=101 325Pa, density=1,126kg/m3. The gas mixture is made of nitrogen and oxygen.

#d=1.126"kg/"m^3=(1.126xx10^3)/10^3"g/"dm^3=1.126"g/"L#

#P=101325Pa=1atm#

#T=298K#

#R=0.082LatmK^-1mol^-1#

By equation of state of ideal gas we have

#P=d/MRT# ,where M represents average molar mass of the mixture.

#M=(dRT)/P=(1.126xx0.082xx298)/1gmol^-1 ~~27.515"g/mol" #

If the #x# represnts the percentage of nitrogen by volume in the given mixture,then the percentage of number of moles of nitrogen in the mixture will also be #x#.

Hence average molar mass becomes

#M=(28*x+32*(100-x))/100=27.515#

#=>3200-4x=2751.5#

#=>x=(3200-2751.5)/4=112.125%#

This is impossible