Question
Question: State true or false. Standard ambient temperature and pressure (STP) mean \({{298}}{{.15K}}\) and...
State true or false.
Standard ambient temperature and pressure (STP) mean 298.15K and 1 bar (105Pa) pressure.
A.True
B.False
Solution
Standard ambient temperature and pressure (SATP) is another form of STP (Standard temperature and pressure) conditions. Standard temperature and pressure are defined by the International Union of pure and applied chemistry (IUPAC). There are various forms of standard conditions. Room temperature is not the standard temperature.
Complete step by step answer:
The standard ambient temperature is 298.15K and standard pressure is 1bar.
SATP is a reference standard condition.
According to SATP, the standard ambient temperature is at 25oC.
To convert degree Celsius to kelvin, we have to add 273oC to the temperature in degree Celsius.
Thus 25+273=298K
Therefore at SATP, standard ambient temperature is 298.15K and standard pressure is 1bar(105Pa)
At STP conditions, the standard temperature is taken as 0oC or 273K.
The standard pressure is 1atm.
1mol of gas at STP occupies 22.4L.
SATP conditions are taken as a more convenient reference point than STP conditions.
STP conditions are used in calculations of the chemical and physical processes.
There are various definitions of standard temperature and pressure.
NTP is another standard condition used. NTP is the normal temperature and pressure.
At NTP, the conditions are 20oC(293.15K) and 1atm
The international standard atmosphere (ISA) is another standard reference used.
At ISA conditions, the temperature is 15oC and pressure is 1atm.
Thus the answer is an option (A). Standard ambient temperature indeed is 298.15K and standard pressure is 1bar.
Note:
STP (Standard temperature and pressure) is 273.15K and 1atm. SATP (Standard ambient temperature and pressure) is 298.15K and 1bar. STP conditions are the old reference used. The new standard reference used is the SATP where the standard ambient temperature is 298.15K and standard pressure is 1bar.