Answer:
4.04g of CHâ‚„ are in the mixture
Explanation:
In a mixture of gases, the total pressure is equal to partial pressure of each gas in the mixture.
In the problem, total pressure is 700mmHg and there are just 2 gases (Nâ‚‚ ans CHâ‚„) where the partial pressure of Nâ‚‚ is 250mmHg. Thus, pressure of CHâ‚„ is:
700mm Hg - 250mm Hg = 450mmHg. In atm:
450 mmHg â‚“ (1 atm / 760mm Hg) = 0.5921 atm
Using PV = nRT
Where P is pressure (0.5921atm), V is volume (20L), R is gas constant (0.082atmL/molK), T is absolute temperature (300°C + 273.15 = 573.15K), it is possible to obtain moles -n- of the gas, thus:
PV / RT = n
0.5921atm×20L / 0.082atmL/molK×573.15K = n
0.252 moles CHâ‚„ = n
As molar mass of CHâ‚„ is 16.04 g/mol:
0.252 moles CH₄ × (16.04g / 1mol) = 4.04g of CH₄ are in the mixture