Lab 8 Using the Ideal Gas Law CHEM101L
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Pre-Lab Questions:
1. Write the balanced equation for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide.
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2. According to Charles’s law, what is the relationship between temperature and pressure?
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3. Atmospheric pressure depends on the altitude (or height) of your location. How should the air
pressure change if you were in Denver, Colorado, which is 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) above sea level?
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4. Considering that catalysts are not consumed in a reaction, how do you think increasing the amount of
catalyst would affect the reaction rate for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide?
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Experiment 1: Charles’s Law
Table 1 Temperature vs. Volume of Gas Data
Temperature Conditions Temperature (˚C) Volume (mL)
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Post-Lab Questions
1. Use a pencil and graph paper to create a graph of temperature and volume data. Place temperature
on the x-axis (in Kelvin) and volume (mL) on the y-axis. Leave room on the left side of your chart for
temperature values below zero. You can also use a graphing program to create your graph. Using a ruler,
draw a straight line of best fit through your data points, extrapolating the line until it intersects the
(negative) x-axis.
Lab 8 Using the Ideal Gas Law CHEM101L
2. Why can you assume a linear relationship (a straight-lined slope)?
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3. What happened to the volume of gas when the syringe was exposed to various temperature
conditions? Using the concepts explored in the Introduction, describe why this occurred, keeping in mind
the definition of temperature.
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4. At what temperature does your line intersect the x-axis? What volume corresponds to this
temperature?
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Experiment 2: Using the Ideal Gas Law
Table 2 Temperature, Pressure and Volume Data
Room (or
Temperature Volume of O Collected
2
regional) Initial Volume Final Volume of Air
of Distilled (Final Volume - Initial
Pressure of Air (mL) (after reaction) (mL)
H O:
2 Volume)
(atm):
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Table 3 Reaction Time Data
Time Reaction
Time Reaction Ended Total Reaction Time
Started
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Post-Lab Questions
1. What would happen if you added more than five mL of yeast to the H 2O2?
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Lab 8 Using the Ideal Gas Law CHEM101L
2. What would happen if you added more than 5 mL H 2O2 to the 5 mL of yeast?
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3. What was going on in the graduated cylinder as the H 2O was pushed out?
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4. How would the number of moles (n) of O 2 change if your atmosphere was doubled and all other
variables stayed the same?
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5. How would the number of moles (n) of O 2 change if your temperature was doubled and all other
variables stayed the same?
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6. In this experiment, the temperature of the gas evolved is equal to the temperature of the water in the
beaker, which ideally should be the same as the air temperature. Explain how the volume of oxygen
evolved would change if you used ice water instead of room temperature water. How would it change if
you used boiling water?
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