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Gas Laws Practice Problems

The document provides 20 problems for each of the gas laws - Boyle's law, Charles' law, Gay-Lussac's law, and the combined gas law. The problems involve calculating properties of gases such as volume, pressure, temperature based on the relationships defined by each gas law when one or more properties are varied while keeping others constant.

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Gas Laws Practice Problems

The document provides 20 problems for each of the gas laws - Boyle's law, Charles' law, Gay-Lussac's law, and the combined gas law. The problems involve calculating properties of gases such as volume, pressure, temperature based on the relationships defined by each gas law when one or more properties are varied while keeping others constant.

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Boyles Law:

1. A gas occupies a volume of 5.00 L at a pressure of 1.00 atm. If the pressure is increased to 3.00 atm, what
is the new volume?

2. A gas at a pressure of 2.00 atm occupies a volume of 10.0 L. If the pressure is decreased to 1.00 atm,
what is the new volume?

3. A gas occupies a volume of 5.00 L at a pressure of 2.00 atm. If the volume is decreased to 2.00 L, what is
the new pressure?

4. A gas at a pressure of 3.00 atm occupies a volume of 8.00 L. If the volume is increased to 16.0 L, what is
the new pressure?

5. What is the initial pressure of the gas that occupies a volume of 3.00 L. If the pressure is increased to

6.00 atm and the new volume is 2 liters?

6. Find the initial volume of a gas if the pressure exerted is 2.00 atm. If the pressure is decreased to 0.50
atm, the new volume is 4 liters.

7. A gas at a pressure of 2.50 atm occupies a volume of 6.00 L. If the volume is decreased to 2.00 L, what is
the new pressure?

8. A gas at a pressure of 1.00 atm occupies a volume of 4.00 L. If the volume is increased to 6.00 L, what is
the new pressure?

9. A gas occupies a volume of 1.5 L at a pressure of 2 atm. If the pressure is increased to 4 atm, what will be
the new volume of the gas?

10. A gas is compressed from a volume of 4 L to a volume of 2 L at a constant temperature. What will be the
new pressure of the gas if the initial pressure is 1atm.

11. A gas is compressed from a volume of 10 L to a volume of 5 L at a constant temperature. If the initial
pressure is 2 atm, what will be the final pressure?

12. A gas occupies a volume of 2 L at a pressure of 3 atm. If the pressure is decreased to 1 atm, what will be
the new volume of the gas?

13. A gas is compressed from a volume of 8 L to a volume of 2 L at a constant temperature. If the initial
pressure is 3 atm, what will be the final pressure?

14. A gas occupies a volume of 1 L at a pressure of 5 atm. If the pressure is increased to 10 atm, what will
be the new volume of the gas?

15. A gas is compressed from a volume of 6 L to ½ of its original volume at a constant temperature. If the
initial pressure is 4 atm, what will be the final pressure?

16. If the volume of a gas is reduced to half its original volume while the temperature is kept constant, what
happens to the pressure?

17. A gas sample has a volume of 2.0 L at a pressure of 1.0 atm. If the pressure is increased by 100 percent,
what is the new volume of the gas sample?

18. A gas sample has a pressure of 1.0 atm and a volume of 10.0 L. If the volume is decreased by 50 percent
and the temperature is kept constant, what is the new pressure of the gas sample?

19. Oxygen gas inside a 1.5 L gas tank has a pressure of 0.95 atm. Provided that the temperature remains
constant, how much pressure is needed to reduce its volume by ½?

20. A scuba diver needs a diving tank in order to provide breathing gas while he is underwater. How much
pressure is needed for 6.00 liters of gas at 1.01 atmospheric pressure to be compressed in a 3. 00 liters
cylinder?
Charles’ Law:

1. A sample of gas occupies 2.0 liters at 20°C. What volume will it occupy at 50°C if the pressure remains
constant?

2. A gas at 25°C occupies a volume of 1.50 L. What temperature must it reach to occupy a volume of 2.00 L
at constant pressure?

3. A gas at 27°C occupies a volume of 2.0 L. What volume will it occupy at 57°C if the pressure remains
constant?

4. A balloon has helium gas at 20°C and has a volume of 100 ml. If the balloon is heated to 40°C, what will
be the new volume inside the balloon?

5. A sample of gas has a volume of 2.50 L at 25°C. What temperature is needed to reduce its volume to

1.50 L at constant pressure?

6. Find the initial volume of the gas at 25°C if the volume becomes 200 ml at 50°C, assuming constant
pressure?

7. Find the initial temperature of a gas with a volume of 2.5 L if the temperature becomes 50°C and increase
its volume to 3.5 L, assuming constant pressure?

8. A gas occupies a volume of 10 L at 25°C. What will be its volume at 0°C, assuming constant pressure?

9. A gas initial volume and temperature are 5.0 liters and 20°C respectively. What will be its final volume at
0°C, assuming constant pressure?

10. The final volume and temperature of a gas are 100 ml and 25°C, what is its initial volume at 50°C,
assuming constant pressure?

11. A gas has an initial volume of 1.5 L at unknown temperature. At 25°C, the volume is 5L. What is the
initial temperature, assuming constant pressure?

12. A gas has a volume of 500 mL at 80°C. What will be its temperature if 1/4 of the volume is reduced from
the original volume, assuming constant pressure?

13 A gas has a volume of 1.0 L at 0°C. What will be its volume at 25°C, assuming constant pressure?

14. A sample of gas occupies 250 mL at a temperature of 25°C. If the temperature is increased to 75°C,
what is the new volume of the gas?

15. A balloon is filled with 2.5 L of air at a temperature of 20°C. If the balloon is exposed to a higher
temperature at 40°C, what is the new volume of the balloon?

16. A gas occupies 1.2 L at a temperature of 20°C. If the temperature is decreased to -10°C, what is the new
volume of the gas?

17. A sample of gas occupies 200 mL at a temperature of 50°C. If the volume is reduced by 20 percent, what
is the new temperature of the gas?

18. A gas occupies 3.5 L at a temperature of 25°C. If the volume is decreased by 1.5 L. How much
temperature is lost/gained?

19. A cylinder with a movable piston contains 250 cm³ air at 10°C. If the pressure is kept constant, at what
temperature would you expect the volume to be 150 cm³?

20. A tank (not rigid) contains 2.3 L of helium gas at 25°C. What will be the volume of the tank after heating
it and its content to 40°C temperature at constant pressure?
Gay Lussac’s Law

1. A gas is initially at a pressure of 1.5 atm and a temperature of 300 K. If the temperature is increased to
400 K, what will be the new pressure?

2. A gas is initially at a pressure of 2.0 atm and a temperature of 25°C. If the temperature is increased to
100°C, what will be the new pressure?

3. A gas is initially at a pressure of 1.2 atm and a temperature of 20°C. If the pressure is increased to 1.5
atm, what will be the new temperature?

4. A gas is initially at a pressure of 2.5 atm and a temperature of 350 K. If the pressure is decreased to 1.5
atm, what will be the new temperature?

5. What is the initial pressure of a gas at 30°C if the final pressure is 50 atm at 80°C at constant volume?

6. A sample of gas has an initial pressure of 1.50 atm at 25 °C. If the temperature is increased to 50 °C, what
will be the new pressure of the gas if the volume remains constant?

7.A sample of gas has an initial pressure of 2.50 atm at 25 °C. If the pressure is increased to double its initial
value while the volume remains constant, what will be the new temperature of the gas?

8. A gas sample has an initial pressure of 1.20 atm at 25 °C. If the temperature is increased to 75 °C, what is
the final pressure at constant volume?

9. Find the initial pressure of a gas at temperature of 25 °C if after increasing the temperature to 50 °C
pressure becomes 12 atm.

10. A sample of gas has an initial pressure of 1.00 atm at 25 °C. If the temperature is increased to 100 °C
while the volume remains constant, what will be the new pressure of the gas?

11. The pressure of water in an open pressure cooker is 1atm and boiling at 100 °C, if covered it boils at 150
°C, what is the final pressure inside the cooker?

12.In Manila, atmospheric pressure is 1 and temperature is 30 °C. In Baguio, temperature is ten degrees
Celsius. How much atmospheric pressure is exerted in Baguio?

13. Average air pressure of air inside the wheels is 32 psi (read pounds per square inch). Compute the
pressure due to increase in temperature at 50 °C due to friction and heat of sunlight. Reason out why some
wheels explode in the road.

14. The pressure in a cooker is 1.5 atm and boiling at 120 °C when airtight. Releasing air makes the
temperature at 100 °C. What is the resulting pressure?

15. A man move the barometer (devise that measure atmospheric pressure) at different elevations reads 76
cm of mercury at 20 °C. What is the barometer reading if temperature is 0°C. Did he go higher or lower?

16. Pressure and temperature inside the hot air balloon in the ground are 1 atm and 25 °C respectively. Find
the pressure inside the balloon when its temperature becomes 60 °C. is it higher or lower than its original
pressure?

17. An aerosol is pumped using 5 atm. If initial temperature is 10 °C and pressure is 2 atm. How much
higher or lower temperature will result after applying the pressure?

18. A certain light bulb containing argon has a pressure of 1.20 atm at 18°C. If it will be heated to 85°C at
constant volume, what will be the resulting pressure? Is it enough to cause sudden breakage of the bulb?

19. At 20°C a confined ammonia gas has a pressure of 2.50 atm. At what temperature would its pressure be
equal to 760 mmHg?

20. The helium tank has a pressure of 650 torr at 25°C. What will be the pressure if the temperature is
tripled?
Combined Gas Laws:

1. A gas occupies 1.5 L at a pressure of 3 atm and a temperature of 27°C. What will be the volume of
the gas at a pressure of 2 atm and a temperature of 227°C?
2. A gas sample has a volume of 2 L at a pressure of 3 atm and a temperature of 27°C. If the pressure
is increased to 6 atm and the temperature is kept constant, what will be the new volume of the
gas?
3. A gas sample has a volume of 1 L at a pressure of 2 atm and a temperature of 27°C. If the
temperature is increased to 127°C and the pressure is kept constant, what will be the new volume
of the gas?
4. A gas sample has a volume of 2 L at a pressure of 3 atm and a temperature of 27°C. If the volume is
decreased to 1 L and the temperature is kept constant, what will be the new pressure of the gas?
5. A gas sample has a volume of 1 L at a pressure of 2 atm and a temperature of 27°C. If the pressure
is decreased to 1 atm and the temperature is kept constant, what will be the new volume of the
gas?
6. A gas sample has a volume of 2 L at a pressure of 3 atm and a temperature of 27°C. If the
temperature is decreased to 7°C and the pressure is kept constant, what will be the new volume of
the gas?
7. A gas sample has a volume of 1 L at a pressure of 2 atm and a temperature of 27°C. If the
temperature is increased to 127°C and the volume is doubled, what will be the new pressure of the
gas?
8. A gas occupies 2 L at a pressure of 3 atm and a temperature of 27°C. What will be the volume of the
gas at a pressure of 2 atm and a temperature of 127°C?
9. A gas occupies 1 L at a pressure of 2 atm and a temperature of 27°C. What will be the volume of the
gas at a pressure of 3 atm and a temperature of 127°C?
10. A gas occupies 5 L at a pressure of 2 atm and a temperature of 300 K. What will be the new volume
of the gas if the pressure is increased to 3 atm and the temperature is increased to 350 K?
11. A sample of gas has a volume of 2 L at a pressure of 1 atm and a temperature of 25°C. What will be
the new temperature of the gas if the volume is increased to 4 L and the pressure is decreased to
0.5 atm?
12. A gas occupies 10 L at a pressure of 3 atm and a temperature of 20°C. What will be the new
pressure of the gas if the volume is decreased to 5 L and the temperature is increased to 30°C?
13. A sample of gas has a volume of 5 L at a pressure of 1 atm and a temperature of 25°C. What will be
the new pressure of the gas if the volume is decreased to 2 L and the temperature is increased to
50°C?
14. A gas occupies 10 L at a pressure of 2 atm and a temperature of 25°C. What will be the new volume
of the gas if the pressure is decreased to 1 atm and the temperature is increased to 30°C?
15. A sample of gas has a volume of 4 L at a pressure of 2 atm and a temperature of 20°C. What will be
the new temperature of the gas if the volume is increased to 8 L and the pressure is decreased to 1
atm?
16. A gas occupies 8 L at a pressure of 2 atm and a temperature of 25°C. What will be the new pressure
of the gas if the volume is decreased to 4 L and the temperature is increased to 50°C?
17. A sample of gas has a volume of 3 L at a pressure of 1 atm and a temperature of 27°C. What will be
the new pressure of the gas if the volume is increased to 6 L and the temperature is changed
to54°C?
18. Helium gas has a volume of 250 mL at 0°C at 1.0 atm. What will be the final pressure if the volume
is reduced to 100 mL at 45°C?
19. The volume of a gas at 27°C and 700.0 mmHg is 600.0 mL. What is the volume of the gas at -20.0°C
and 500.0 mmHg?
20. A 2.5 L of nitrogen gas exerts a pressure of 760 mmHg at 473 K. What temperature is needed to
reduce the volume to 1.75 L at 1140 torr?
Ideal Gas Law
PV= nRT
Where:
P = Pressure (N/m², mm of mercury, cm of mercury, psi, pascal, atm, Torr)
V = Volume (ml, L. m³, cm³, mm³)
n = number of moles
R = Universal gas constant
= 0.0821 L. atm/ mol ⁰K
T = temperature in degrees Kelvin
1. A gas sample has a volume of 2.5 L, a pressure of 1.2 atm, and a temperature of 25°C. What is the
number of moles of gas present?
2. A 3.00 L container holds 0.10 mol of helium gas at a temperature of 0°C. What is the pressure of the
gas in the container?
3. A 4.00 L container holds 0.25 mol of methane gas at a temperature of 0°C. What is the pressure of
the gas in the container?
4. Calculate the pressure exerted by a 0.25 mole sulfur hexafluoride in a steel vessel having a capacity
of 1250 mL at 70.0°C.
5. Fermentation of glucose produce gas in the form of carbon dioxide, how many moles of carbon
dioxide is produced if 0.78 L of carbon dioxide at 20.1°C and 1.00 atm was collected during the
process?
6. A sample of liquid acetone is placed in a 25.0 mL flask and vaporized by the heating to 75°C at 1.02
atm. The vapor weighs 5.87 g. Calculate the number of moles of the acetone.
Balancing Chemical Equations:

Balance the following chemical equations, making sure to


apply the principle of the Law of Conservation of Mass.
1. Zn + HCl ZnCl₂ + H₂

2. CH4 + O₂ CO₂ + H₂O

3. Fe + NaBr FeBr3 + Na

4. SiCl₄ + H₂ O SiO₂ + HCl

5. N₂ + O₂ + H₂O HNO3

6. P₄ + O₂ P₂ O₅

7. NaNO₃ NaNO₂ + O₂

8. C₃H₈ + O₂ CO₂ + H₂O

9. Fe + H₂O H₂ + Fe₃O₄

10. Al + O₂ Al₂ O₃

11. NaOH + KNO₃ NaNO₃ + KOH

12. CH₄ + O₂ CO₂ + 2H₂O

13. Fe + NaBr FeBr₃ + Na

14. CaSO₄ + Mg(OH)₂ Ca(OH)₂ + MgSO₄

15. NH₄ OH + HBr H₂O + NH₄ Br

16. C₁₈ H₁₈ + O₂ CO₂ +H₂0

17. FeCl₂ + NaOH Fe(OH)₂ + Na Cl

18. C₄ H₁₀+ O₂ CO₂ + H₂O

19. Al + HCl Al Cl₃ + H₂

20. Na₃ PO₄ + Mgt Cl₂ Na Cl + Mg (PO₄)₂

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