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Title: Combined gas law
Post by: dimka20 on May 21, 2020, 12:49:36 AM
Can someone explain why p1= 10 atm and t1= 546k? Shouldn't these be STP? Because the way they set up the equation it means that the increased pressure increases the volume but shouldn't increased pressure always lower the volume? and shouldn't increased temperature increase the volume? Flipping the numbers changes the answer.

https://imgur.com/a/3wlyXQ0


This problem is looking for density but aren't the ideas supposed to be the same? As pressure inc, volume decrease.

https://imgur.com/a/50Zg5Q9
Title: Re: Combined gas law
Post by: AWK on May 21, 2020, 02:46:25 AM
The combined gas law contains 3 gas parameters: p, V, and T, but this does not mean that you have to use all of them in the calculations. After all, from Washington to New York you don't necessarily have to go through Tokyo. If any of the gas parameters are identical on both sides of the equation, it can be eliminated by reducing the combined gas law to the previous one (Amontons, Gay-Lussac, or Charles). These are historical laws that you should know about, but all tasks of this type should be calculated using the ideal gas equation that allows you to take into account different amounts of different gases (masses, moles). And at all, for these calculations, it is not necessary to know the value of the gas constant R in any units (we compare two different states of the same or different gases by dividing by sides both equations written for these states).
Title: Re: Combined gas law
Post by: Borek on May 21, 2020, 04:01:12 AM
Pressure of 10 atm was just given in the problem.

No idea where they got 546 K from, IMO should be 273 K in both questions.
Title: Re: Combined gas law
Post by: pm133 on May 21, 2020, 09:11:57 AM
546K comes from the question which has a starting temp of 273 degrees Celsius. A nice wee "gotcha" there from the questioner.
Title: Re: Combined gas law
Post by: Borek on May 21, 2020, 11:49:26 AM
546K comes from the question which has a starting temp of 273 degrees Celsius. A nice wee "gotcha" there from the questioner.

Nice, good catch :)
Title: Re: Combined gas law
Post by: AWK on May 21, 2020, 12:16:35 PM
Both examples come from MCAT General Chemistry Review 2018-2019: Online + Book, Volume 4
Found in Google books.