YEAR 11 PHYSICS: IDEAL GASES Name:

QUESTION 1

A barbeque gas tank contains 18.5 moles of propane at a temperature of 293K under a pressure of
1.00 x 106 Pa.

(a) Calculate the volume of the gas in the tank

The gas constant (R) is 8.31 JK-1 mol-1

(2 marks)

(b) State the change in the volume of the gas if the cylinder is placed near a high temperature grill of a
barbeque.

(1 mark)

(c) State the gas law which relates the volume and absolute temperature of a gas

(1 mark)

(d) Describe two characteristics of the motion of the propane gas molecules within the cylinder

(2 marks)
QUESTION 2

An ideal gas is one that obeys Boyle’s law under all conditions.

(a) Define Boyle’s law for gases

(2 marks)

(b) Calculate the pressure in a storage tank which has a volume of 100 L and contains 63,790 moles of
methane at a temperature of 283K

(2 marks)

(c) Determine the temperature of a gas with a volume of 0.005 L containing 0.09 moles at a pressure of
80,000 Pa

(2 marks)

(d) Determine the number of moles of a gas which has a volume of 0.0005 L at a temperature of 250K
at a pressure of 105,000 Pa

(2 marks)
QUESTION 3

A helium gas cylinder is used to fill balloons.

(a) Determine the pressure in a cylinder which has a volume of 227 L and contains 22.5 moles of
helium gas at a temperature of 280C

00C = 273.15K

(3 marks)

(b) State Gay-Lussac’s law for gases

(2 marks)

(c) Calculate the number of moles of gas in a cylinder which has a volume of 500 mL at a temperature
of 320C and a pressure of 5000kPa

(3 marks)
QUESTION 4

Nitrogen gas is placed in a sealed flask with a thermometer inside the vessel.

(a) Calculate the temperature of the flask given that the volume of the flask is 20 mL and contains
0.075 moles of gas at a pressure of 105 kPa

(3 marks)

(b) State the pressure inside the flask if the temperature is doubled

Use proportionalities in your answer

(2 marks)

(c) The nitrogen gas molecules inside the flask behave as an ideal gas.

State three assumptions made about the motion of particles of an ideal gas.

(3 marks)
YEAR 11 PHYSICS: IDEAL GASES Name:

QUESTION 1

A barbeque gas tank contains 18.5 moles of propane at a temperature of 293K under a pressure of
1.00 x 106 Pa.

(a) Calculate the volume of the gas in the tank

The gas constant (R) is 8.31 JK-1 mol-1

18.5 8.31 293

1.00 x 10
0.0450

(2 marks)

(b) State the change in the volume of the gas if the cylinder is placed near a high temperature grill of a
barbeque.

increase (1 mark)

(c) State the gas law which relates the volume and absolute temperature of a gas

Charles’ Law (1 mark)

(d) Describe two characteristics of the motion of the propane gas molecules within the cylinder

Particles move in random directions

Particles move in straight lines (uniform motion) (2 marks)

QUESTION 2

An ideal gas is one that obeys Boyle’s law under all conditions.

(a) Define Boyle’s law for gases

When the temperature is constant, the pressure acting on a gas is inversely proportional to
the volume of the vessel.

(2 marks)

(b) Calculate the pressure in a storage tank which has a volume of 100 L and contains 63,790 moles of
methane at a temperature of 283K

nRT 63790 x 8.31 x 283

P
V 0.100
P 1.50 x 107 Pa

(2 marks)

(c) Determine the temperature of a gas with a volume of 0.005 L containing 0.09 moles at a pressure of
80,000 Pa

PV 80000 x 5 x 108
T
nR 0.09 x 8.31
T 0.535K

(2 marks)

(d) Determine the number of moles of a gas which has a volume of 0.0005 L at a temperature of 250K
at a pressure of 105,000 Pa

PV 105000 x 5 x 108:
n
RT 8.31 x 250
n 2.53 x 108; mol
(2 marks)
QUESTION 3

A helium gas cylinder is used to fill balloons.

(a) Determine the pressure in a cylinder which has a volume of 227 L and contains 22.5 moles of
helium gas at a temperature of 280C

00C = 273.15K

nRT 22.5 x 8.31 x (28 + 273.15)

P
V 0.227

P 2.48 x 10; Pa

(3 marks)

(b) State Gay-Lussac’s law for gases

When the volume of a gas is constant, the pressure of a gas is directly proportional to the
temperature.

(2 marks)

(c) Calculate the number of moles of gas in a cylinder which has a volume of 500 mL at a temperature
of 320C and a pressure of 5000kPa

PV 5 x 10 x 5 x 108=
n
RT 8.31 x (32 + 273.15)

n 0.986 mol

(3 marks)
QUESTION 4

Nitrogen gas is placed in a sealed flask with a thermometer inside the vessel.

(a) Calculate the temperature of the flask given that the volume of the flask is 20 mL and contains
0.075 moles of gas at a pressure of 105 kPa

PV 105000 x 2 x 108;
T
nR 0.075 x 8.31
T 3.37K

(3 marks)

(b) State the pressure inside the flask if the temperature is doubled

Use proportionalities in your answer

Doubled as P ∝ T

∴P 210 kPa
(2 marks)

(c) The nitrogen gas molecules inside the flask behave as an ideal gas.

State three assumptions made about the motion of particles of an ideal gas.

Particles move in random directions

Particles move in straight lines

Particles take up negligible volume

Particles collide elastically

Particles only have kinetic energy (3 marks)