Chemistry Unit 9 Problem Set #1

States of Matter and Gas Laws

No work shown = no credit. Please write legibly. Numerical answers must be rounded to the appropriate number
of significant figures or decimal points and must contain the appropriate unit.

1. Tell whether each of the following states of matter has a definite shape, a definite volume , and is compressible.

Solid
Definite shape (yes/no)?
Definite volume (yes/no)?
Compressible (yes/no)?
Liquid
Definite shape (yes/no)?
Definite volume (yes/no)?
Compressible (yes/no)?
Gas
Definite shape (yes/no)?
Definite volume (yes/no)?
Compressible (yes/no)?

2. What is STP? (You need to give values as well as a definition.)

3. Convert the following temperatures to Kelvins. Show your work!!! Record your answers with three significant
figures. Each item is worth 2.5 points (5 points).

35 C

-144 F

4. Convert the following pressures to atmospheres. Show your work!!! Record your answers with three
significant figures. Each item is worth 2.5 points (5 points).

195 kPa

559 mmHg

Solve the following problems. Pay attention to significant figures and units. Show all work!!!

5. What volume does 4.00 moles of an ideal gas occupy when the temperature is 400. K and the pressure is 1.25
atm?

6. At what pressure does 20.0 grams of oxygen gas, O2 occupy a volume of 18.0 Liters when the temperature is
290. K? Assume ideal behavior.

7. what temperature (in C) does 4.10 moles of an ideal gas occupy a volume of 100. L when the pressure is 850.
mmHg?

8. What is the density of methane, CH4, at STP? Pay attention to significant figures and units. Show your work!!!
(10 points).

9. What is the volume of 6.00 moles of carbon dioxide gas at STP?

10. How many moles of neon are in 5.6 Liters at STP?

11. A gas sample has a volume of 40.0 Liters at STP. What is its volume when the temperature is raised to 315 K
and the pressure is lowered to 0.800 atm? Pay attention to significant figures and units. Show all work!!!

12. A gas sample occupies a volume of 99.5 L when its temperature is 290. K. If the pressure remains constant,
what volume will the gas occupy when the temperature decreases to 245 K? Pay attention to significant figures
and units. Show all work!!!

13. A sample of hydrogen gas is collected over water. The total pressure inside the collection bottle is 766 mmHg.
If the water vapor pressure is 24 mmHg, what is the pressure of the hydrogen gas alone? Pay attention to
significant figures and units. Show all work!!! (5 points)

Chemistry Unit 9 Practice Test Answers

States of Matter and Gas Laws

Tell whether each of the following states of matter has a definite shape, a definite volume , and is compressible.

Solid
Definite shape (yes/no)? _yes_

Definite volume (yes/no)? _yes_

Compressible (yes/no)? _no__
Liquid
Definite shape (yes/no)? _no__
Definite volume (yes/no)? _yes_
Compressible (yes/no)? _no__
Gas
Definite shape (yes/no)? _no__
Definite volume (yes/no)? _no__
Compressible (yes/no)? _yes_

Convert the following temperatures to Kelvins. Show your work!!! Record your answers with three significant
figures. Each item is worth 2.5 points (5 points).

35 C ___308 K__

-144 F ___175 K__

Convert the following pressures to atmospheres. Show your work!!! Record your answers with three significant
figures. Each item is worth 2.5 points (5 points).

195 kPa _1.92 atm__

559 mmHg _0.736 atm_

Solve the following problems. Pay attention to significant figures and units. Show all work!!!

What volume does 4.00 moles of an ideal gas occupy when the temperature is 400. K and the pressure is 1.25
atm?

V = 105 L

At what pressure does 20.0 grams of oxygen gas, O2 occupy a volume of 18.0 Liters when the temperature is
290. K? Assume ideal behavior.

P = 0.827 atm

At what temperature (in C) does 4.10 moles of an ideal gas occupy a volume of 100. L when the pressure is 850.
mmHg?

T = 59 C

What is the density of methane, CH4, at STP? Pay attention to significant figures and units. Show your work!!!

D = = 0.716 g/L

What is the volume of 6.00 moles of carbon dioxide gas at STP?

1 mole of any gas at STP = 22.4 L

134 L

How many moles of neon are in 5.6 Liters at STP?

0.25 mol

A gas sample has a volume of 40.0 Liters at STP. What is its volume when the temperature is raised to 315 K and
the pressure is lowered to 0.800 atm? Pay attention to significant figures and units. Show all work!!! (10 points)

V2 = 57.9 L

A gas sample occupies a volume of 99.5 L when its temperature is 290. K. If the pressure remains constant, what
volume will the gas occupy when the temperature decreases to 245 K? Pay attention to significant figures and
units. Show all work!!!

V2 = 84.1 L

A sample of hydrogen gas is collected over water. The total pressure inside the collection bottle is 766 mmHg. If
the water vapor pressure is 24 mmHg, what is the pressure of the hydrogen gas alone? Pay attention to
significant figures and units. Show all work!!! (5 points)

Phydrogen = 742 mmHg