The Gas Laws

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The Gas Laws: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Gas Laws, Boyle's Law, Graphs Based on Boyle's Law, Charles' Law, Graphs Based on Charles' Law, Absolute Zero Temperature, Gay-Lussac's Law, Graphs Based on Gay-Lussac's Law, Avogadro's Law, Ideal Gas, Combined Gas law, Ideal Gas Equation, Universal Gas Constant, Calculation of Universal Gas Constant, Density and Molar Mass Relation & Average Speed etc.

Important Questions on The Gas Laws

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What volume of oxygen gas (O2) measured at  0°C and 1 atm, is needed to burn completely 1L of propane gas  (C3H8) measured under the same conditions?

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In a closed flask of 5 litres, 1.0 g of  H2 is heated from 300 K to 600 K. Which statement is not correct?

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A bubble of air is underwater at temperature   15 ο C and the pressure 1.5 bar. If the bubble rises to the surface where the temperature is   25°C and the pressure is 1.0 bar, what will happen to the volume of the bubble?

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By what factor does the average velocity of a gaseous molecule increase when the temperature (in Kelvin) is doubled ?

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Cyclopropane and oxygen at partial pressures 170 torr and 570 torr respectively are mixed in a gas cylinder. What is the ratio of the number of moles of cyclopropane to the number of moles of oxygen  (nC3H6nO2) (Assume no reaction).

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The correct value of the gas constant is close to:

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If P, V, M, T and R are pressure, volume, molar mass, temperature and gas constant respectively, then for an ideal gas, the density is given by

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If P,V,M, T and R are pressure, volume, molar mass, temperature and gas constant respectively, then for an ideal gas, the density is given by

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Arrange the following relevant points in a proper sequence for explaining why Kelvin scale is preferred to Celsius scale in the study of gases.

  1. -273°C is the least possible temperature.
  2. A graph of volume vs temperature is a straight line passing through origin.
  3. A graph of volume vs temperature 0°C is a straight line which intersects volume axis at some point.
  4. Extrapolation of straight line touches the volume axis at-273°C.
  5. -273°C is called absolute zero or 0 K.
  6. All values of temperature are positive in Kelvin scale.
  7. Usage of negative values for temperature gives negative values for other properties like pressure and volume.

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At constant temperature, a gas is at a pressure of 940 mm of Hg. At what pressure, its volume decreases by 40%?

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For which of the following reactions, is Gay-Lussac's law is not applicable?

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Which of the following graphs is true for the given mass a gas at constant temperature?

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At constant temperature, when the volume of a gas is reduced to 1/3rd, the pressure will increase _____.

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Which of the following graphs is true for a given mass of a gas at constant pressure?

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Which of the following graphs is true for the given mass a gas at constant temperature?

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Which amongst the following options is correct graphical representation of Boyle's Law?

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A fixed mass of an ideal gas is maintained at constant volume. The pressure of the gas at the triple point of water is Ptr . What is the thermodynamic temperature of the gas when its pressure is P?

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Which of the following relation is correct for fixed number moles of gas at constant temperature?

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A mixture if hydrogen and oxygeb hs volume 2000cm3, temperature 300K, pressure100kPa and mass 0.76g.Calculate the masses of hydrogen and oxygen in the mixture.

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At constant pressure following graph represents

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