Measurable Properties of Gases

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Measurable Properties of Gases: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Thermal Energy, Intermolecular Forces versus Thermal Energy, Measurement of Pressure Using Barometer & Measurement of Pressure Using Manometer etc.

Important Questions on Measurable Properties of Gases

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The temperature increases, the intermolecular forces of the gas molecules

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6 atmosphere = X torr of Hg. Here X is

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A desiccator of internal volume of 1 L and containing nitrogen at 1 atm pressure is partially evacuated to a final pressure of 7.6 mmHg, while the temperature remains constant. What is the volume of the gas in litre at this stage?

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The pressure exerted by the gas is due to

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Which description fits best for a gas?

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A sample of O2 gas is collected over water at 23 °C at a barometric pressure of 751 mm of Hg (vapour pressure of water at 23 °C is 21 mm of Hg). The partial pressure ofO2  gas in the sample collected is

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A 10 cm column of air is trapped by a column of Hg, 8 cm long, in a capillary tube horizontally fixed as shown below, at 1 atm pressure.

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What is the pressure of air (cm) when the tube is held horizontally at 45° with the open end up?

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A 10 cm column of air is trapped by an 8 cm long column of Hg in a capillary tube horizontally fixed as shown in the figure at 1 atm pressure.The pressure of air measured when a tube is held vertically with the open end up is:

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Air separated from the atmosphere by a column of mercury of length h=15 cm is present in a narrow cylindrical soldered at one end. When the tube is placed horizontally the air occupies a volume V1=250 mm3. When it is set vertically with its open end upwards the volume of the air is V2=200 mm3. The atmospheric pressure during the experiment is x cm of Hg. Find x.

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What would be the height of a barometer column for one standard atmosphere, if water were used instead of mercury?

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A bubble of gas released at the bottom of a lake increases to eight times its original volume when it reaches the surface. Assuming that atmospheric pressure is equivalent to the pressure exerted by a column of water, 10 m height, the depth of the lake is:

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An air column closed in a tube sealed at one end by a Hg column having height h. When the tube is placed with open ends down, the height of the air column is l1. If the tube is turned so that its open end is at the top, the height of the air column is l2. What is the atmospheric pressure (P0)-


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A gas is present in a cylinder fitted with movable piston. Above and below of the piston there is an equal number of moles of gas. The volume above is two times the volume below at a temperature of 300K. At what temperature will the volume above be four times the volume below-

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At constant volume, for a fixed number of moles of a gas, the pressure of the gas increases with rise of temperature due to

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When a capillary tube of diameter 0.8 mm is dipped in a liquid having a density of 800 kg m-3, then the height of the liquid in the capillary tube rises to 4 cm. The surface tension of the liquid is

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A bulb of constant volume is attached to a manometer tube open at another end as shown in the figure. The manometer is filled with a liquid of density 1 3 rd that of mercury. Initially, h was 456 cm.

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Through a small hole in the bulb, gas is leaked. Assuming, pressure decreases as dp dt = - KP , if the value of h is 228 cm after 28 minutes. What is the value of K in hour -1 ? Take log5738=0.28 and density of Hg=13.6 g mL-1

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A bulb that has constant volume is attached to a manometer tube open at the other end, as shown in the diagram. The manometer is filled with a liquid of density (1/3)rd that of mercury. Initially, 'h' 228 cm.was 228 cm.
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Through a small hole in the bulb, gas leaked assuming pressure decreases as dp dt = - kP . If the value of 'h' is 114 cm after 14 minutes. What is the value of k (in hour-1) ?

[Use: ln(4/3)=0.28 and density of Hg=13.6 g mL-1].

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An open manometer attached to a flask containing ammonia gas have no difference in mercury level initially as shown in diagram. After sparking into the flask, ammonia is partially dissociated as 2 NH 3 g N 2 g + 3 H 2 g . Now it have difference of 18cm in mercury level in two columns, what is partial pressure of H 2 g at equilibrium ?

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The system shown in the diagram is at equilibrium at  2 7 c  And volume of the bulb is 150 mL.  At this temperature, the vapor pressure of water is 28 millimeters of mercury.  If,the bulb contains 0.001 mol of O2 (g), volume of the liquid water is approximately.
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