Question
Question: Why \( 22.4litres \) called the molar volume of gas?...
Why 22.4litres called the molar volume of gas?
Solution
Hint : Molar volume of a gas is defined as the volume of one mole of the gas. Thus, the molar volume is also the volume occupied by 6.02 × 1023 particles of gas . STP refers to the standard temperature of 0∘C and pressure of 1 atm . Room conditions refer to the temperature of 25∘C and the pressure of 1 atm .
Complete Step By Step Answer:
Always the Standard temperature and pressure (STP) is defined as 0∘C (273.15 K) and 1 atm pressure. The molar volume of a gas is the volume of one mole of a gas at STP . At STP one mole
( 6.02 × 1023 representative particles) of any gas occupies a volume of 22.4 L . Standard Molar Volume is the volume occupied by one mole of any gas at STP .
The Molar Volume of an ideal gas at STP , which we define to be 0∘C and 1 atm arbitrarily (because we're old-fashioned and stuck in 1982) is 22.411 L/mol.
To calculate this we can use the Ideal gas law of PV=nRT At STP (Standard Temperature and Pressure), we CHOSE:
P=1 atm
V=?
n=1 mol
R=0.082057 L⋅atm/mol⋅K
T{\text{ }} = {\text{ }}273.15{\text{ }}K \\\
\\\
V=nRTP
=(1mol)(0.082057atm⋅Lmol⋅K)273.15K1atm
= 22.4 L
This is the volume of one mole of ideal gas at STP.
Note :
We have not specified the identity of the gas; we have specified only that the pressure is 1 atm and the temperature is 273 K . This makes for a very useful approximation: any gas at STP has a volume of 22.4 L per mole of gas; that is, the molar volume at STP is 22.411 L/mol. .This molar volume makes a useful conversion factor in stoichiometry problems if the conditions are at STP . If the conditions are not at STP , a molar volume of 22.411 L/mol. is not applicable. However, if the conditions are not at STP , the combined gas law can be used to calculate the volume of the gas at STP ; then the 22.411 L/mol. molar volume can be used.