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Ch.10 - Gases
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Capitolo 10, Problema 54

The molar mass of a volatile substance was determined by the Dumas-bulb method described in Exercise 10.53. The unknown vapor had a mass of 0.846 g; the volume of the bulb was 354 cm3, pressure 752 torr, and temperature 100°C. Calculate the molar mass of the unknown vapor.

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Convert the pressure from torr to atm using the conversion factor: 1 atm = 760 torr.
Convert the temperature from Celsius to Kelvin by adding 273.15 to the Celsius temperature.
Use the ideal gas law equation, PV = nRT, to solve for the number of moles (n) of the gas. Rearrange the equation to n = PV / RT.
Substitute the known values into the ideal gas law equation: P (in atm), V (in liters), R (ideal gas constant, 0.0821 L·atm/mol·K), and T (in Kelvin).
Calculate the molar mass by dividing the mass of the vapor (in grams) by the number of moles calculated in the previous step.

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Ideal Gas Law

The Ideal Gas Law relates the pressure, volume, temperature, and number of moles of a gas through the equation PV = nRT. In this context, it allows us to calculate the number of moles of the vapor using the given pressure, volume, and temperature, which is essential for determining its molar mass.
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Molar Mass Calculation

Molar mass is defined as the mass of one mole of a substance, typically expressed in grams per mole (g/mol). To find the molar mass of the unknown vapor, we use the formula: Molar Mass = mass of the vapor (g) / number of moles (mol), which we can derive from the Ideal Gas Law.
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Dumas Method

The Dumas method is a technique used to determine the molar mass of volatile substances by measuring the mass of vapor produced in a controlled environment. It involves heating the substance to vaporize it, capturing the vapor in a bulb, and measuring the pressure, volume, and temperature to calculate the molar mass using the Ideal Gas Law.
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