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Question: Why \( 22.4litres \) called the molar volume of gas?...

Why 22.4litres22.4litres called the molar volume of gas?

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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  6.02{\text{ }} \times {\text{ }}{10^{23}}\; particles of gas . STPSTP refers to the standard temperature of 0C{0^ \circ }C and pressure of 1 atm  1{\text{ }}atm\; . Room conditions refer to the temperature of 25C25^\circ C and the pressure of 1 atm  1{\text{ }}atm\; .

Complete Step By Step Answer:
Always the Standard temperature and pressure (STP)\left( {STP} \right) is defined as 0C (273.15 K)0^\circ C{\text{ }}\left( {273.15{\text{ }}K} \right) and 1 atm1{\text{ }}atm pressure. The molar volume of a gas is the volume of one mole of a gas at STPSTP . At STPSTP one mole
( 6.02 × 1023  6.02{\text{ }} \times {\text{ }}{10^{23}}\; representative particles) of any gas occupies a volume of 22.4 L22.4{\text{ }}L . Standard Molar Volume is the volume occupied by one mole of any gas at STPSTP .
The Molar Volume of an ideal gas at STPSTP , which we define to be 0C{0^ \circ }C and 1 atm  1{\text{ }}atm\; arbitrarily (because we're old-fashioned and stuck in 1982) is 22.411 L/mol.22.411{\text{ }}L/mol.
To calculate this we can use the Ideal gas law of PV=nRTPV = nRT At STPSTP (Standard Temperature and Pressure), we CHOSE:
P=1 atmP = 1{\text{ }}atm
V=?V = ?
n=1 moln = 1{\text{ }}mol
R=0.082057 Latm/molKR = 0.082057{\text{ }}L \cdot atm/mol \cdot K
T{\text{ }} = {\text{ }}273.15{\text{ }}K \\\ \\\
V=nRTPV = nRTP
=(1mol)(0.082057atmLmolK)273.15K1atm= (1mol)(0.082057atm \cdot Lmol \cdot K)273.15K1atm
= 22.4 L22.4{\text{ }}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  1{\text{ }}atm\; and the temperature is 273 K273{\text{ }}K . This makes for a very useful approximation: any gas at STPSTP has a volume of 22.4 L22.4{\text{ }}L per mole of gas; that is, the molar volume at STPSTP is 22.411 L/mol.22.411{\text{ }}L/mol. .This molar volume makes a useful conversion factor in stoichiometry problems if the conditions are at STPSTP . If the conditions are not at STPSTP , a molar volume of 22.411 L/mol.22.411{\text{ }}L/mol. is not applicable. However, if the conditions are not at STPSTP , the combined gas law can be used to calculate the volume of the gas at STPSTP ; then the 22.411 L/mol.22.411{\text{ }}L/mol. molar volume can be used.