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Question: If you are given Avogadro’s number of atoms of a gas ‘X’. If half of the atoms are converted into \[...
If you are given Avogadro’s number of atoms of a gas ‘X’. If half of the atoms are converted into X(g)+ by energy ΔH. The IE of X is?
A. NA2ΔH
B. ΔH2NA
C. 2NAΔH
D. ΔHNA
Solution
Since it is given that ΔH amount of energy is required by half mole of the gas (since, half of the Avogadro’s number of atoms, i.e. 0.5 mole of the gas ‘X’) for ionisation, hence 1 mole of the gas would require 2ΔH amount of energy. Therefore, we can calculate the ionisation energy of gas X.
Complete step by step answer:
Avogadro’s number is an absolute number i.e. there are 6.022×1023 elementary entities in 1 mole. We can also write it as 6.022×1023mol−1.
Since, Avogadro number =6.023×1023=NA
It is given in the question that ΔH amount of energy is required by half mole of the gas or half of Avogadro’s number of atoms, i.e. 0.5 mole of gas for ionisation. Each atom gives one electron out. Among half of NA atoms are ionized.
So, 1 mole of the gas would require 2ΔH amount of energy
Thus, the ionisation energy (IE) of gas X=2NAΔHmolekJ=NA2ΔHmolekJ
Thus, if half of the atoms are converted into X(g)+ by energy ΔH, then the IE of X is NA2ΔH
Therefore, the correct answer is option (A).
Note: The ionisation energy (IE) is the amount of energy which is required to remove the outermost electron from an isolated, gaseous atom in its ground state to form a cation in the gaseous state. We express the Ionization energy in kJ/mol, i.e. the amount of energy which is required by 1 mole of gaseous atom so that each of them is converted into a cation.