Answer: 0.049 mol
Explanation:
1) Data:
n₁ = 0.250 mol
p₁ = 730 mmHg
p₂ = 1.15 atm
n₂ - n₁ = ?
2) Assumptions:
i) ideal gas equation: pV = nRT
ii) V and T constants.
3) Solution:
i) Since the temperature and the volume must be assumed constant, you can simplify the ideal gas equation into:
pV = nRT ⇒ p/n = RT/V ⇒ p/n = constant.
ii) Then p₁ / n₁ = p₂ / n₂
⇒ n₂ = p₂ n₁ / p₁
iii) n₂ = 1.15atm × 760 mmHg/atm × 0.250 mol / 730mmHg = 0.299 mol
iv) n₂ - n₁ = 0.299 mol - 0.250 mol = 0.049 mol
