Questions from General Chemistry


Q: Given the following sets of values for three of the gas variables

Given the following sets of values for three of the gas variables, calculate the unknown quantity. a. P = 782.4 mm Hg; V = ?; n = 0.1021 mol; T = 26.2 °C b. P = ? mm Hg; V = 27.5 mL; n = 0.007812 mol...

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Q: Consider a sample of ice being heated from -5 °C

Consider a sample of ice being heated from -5 °C to +5 °C. Describe on both a macroscopic and a microscopic basis what happens to the ice as the temperature reaches 0 °C.

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Q: Explain what the “duet” and “octet” rules are

Explain what the “duet” and “octet” rules are and how they are used to describe the arrangement of electrons in a molecule.

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Q: What do we mean by an ideal gas?

What do we mean by an ideal gas?

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Q: Show how Boyle’s gas law can be derived from the ideal gas

Show how Boyle’s gas law can be derived from the ideal gas law.

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Q: Show how Charles’s gas law can be derived from the ideal gas

Show how Charles’s gas law can be derived from the ideal gas law.

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Q: Given each of the following sets of values for an ideal gas

Given each of the following sets of values for an ideal gas, calculate the unknown quantity. a. P = 782 mm Hg; V =? n = 0.210 mol; T = 27 °C b. P =? mm Hg; V = 644 mL; n = 0.0921 mol; T = 303 K c....

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Q: What mass of helium gas is needed to pressurize a 100.

What mass of helium gas is needed to pressurize a 100.0-L tank to 255 atm at 25 °C? What mass of oxygen gas would be needed to pressurize a similar tank to the same specifications?

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Q: If you’ve ever opened a bottle of rubbing alcohol or other solvent

If you’ve ever opened a bottle of rubbing alcohol or other solvent on a warm day, you may have heard a little “whoosh” as the vapor that had built up above the liquid escapes. Describe on a microscopi...

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Q: Give the total number of valence electrons in each of the following

Give the total number of valence electrons in each of the following molecules. a. N2O b. B2H6 c. C3H8 d. NCl3

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