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Mass of Mg (g) Initial volume of Syringe (mL) Final volume of Syringe (mL) Volum

ID: 537864 • Letter: M

Question

Mass of Mg (g) Initial volume of Syringe (mL) Final volume of Syringe (mL) Volume of H_2 (mL) Barometric pressure (torr) Ambient temperature (degree C) Vapor pressure of H_2O (torr) Analysis Your goal is to determine the value of R from your data. Perform each of the following operate Attach a page showing your work. You do not have to show work for every trial, but show work for one sample trial for each step. 1. Determine the number of moles of magnesium consumed in the reaction, which will be equation the number of moles of H_2 produced (see Equation (2)). Moles of Mg (g) 2. Use Equation (2) to determine the pressure of H_2 in the sample. Express your answer atmospheres. Pressure of H_2 (atm) 3. Convert the ambient temperature to Kelvin. 4. Use Equation (1) to calculate R. Remember to convert mL to L to get the units below. 5. Calculate the average and standard deviation of your values of R. Average R (L atm/(mol K)) Standard deviation in R (L atm/(mol K))

Explanation / Answer

                                                      trial-1                 trial-2                        trial-3

mass of Mg(g) 0.02    0.02 0.017

Atomic weight of Mg    24 24 24

moles= mass/atomic weight

moles of Mg    0.02/24= 0.000833             0.02/24=0.000833 0.017/24= 0.000708

moles of Hydrogen 0.000833           0.000833 0.000708     (same as mole of Mg)                     ml

volume of hydrogen (ml)            =26-3.9= 22.1ml                  24.6-3.9=20.7                    22-3.9= 18.1

Volume of hydrogen (L)=            22.1/1000 =0.0221              20.7/1000=0.0207         18.1/1000=0.0181

Total pressure (mm Hg)             762.063                                 762.063                                 762.063

vapor pressure of water (mm Hg) 25.2                                        25.2                                           25.2

partial pressure of hydrogen =total pressure- saturation vapor pressure of hydrogen

Partial pressure of hydrogen (mm Hg) = 762.063-25.2= 736.863         ( same for all trials)

partial pressure of hydrogen in atm= partial pressure of hydrogen/760 = 736.863/760 atm =0.969 atm

from gas law PV=nRT

T= 26 deg.c= 26+273=299K                                           

R= PV/nT, R will be in L.atm/mole.K

                trial-1                                            trial-2                                           trial-3

R       0.969*0.0221/(299*0.000833)                   0.969*0.0207/(299*0.000833)          0.969*0.0181/(299*0.000708)

          0.08598                                                 0.080534    0.070418

Average R=( 0.08598+0.080534+0.070418) /3 =0.0789 L/atm/mole.K