Phys-Chem.

I [CHM4410-01] Fall 2017

Homework 2 (posted on 9/20/17, due on Friday 9/29/17)
Total 100 points

(Based on Atkins and De Paula; Chapter 1)

Ex1 (Based on E 1.15b) (20 points). A gas at 350C and 12 atm. has a molar volume about 12%
larger than that calculated from the perfect gas law.
1) Calculate (a) the compression factor, Z, under these conditions and (b) the molar volume of
the gas. Which are dominating in the sample, the attractive or repulsive forces (or
interactions)?
2) Consider now that the gas has a molar volume that is 7% smaller than the P.G. (a) Calculate
the compression factor, Z, under these conditions. (b) Calculate the molar volume of the gas.
What are dominating interactions in the sample?

Ex 2 (Based on E1.1b) (20 points).

1) (a) Could 15 g of Neon gas in a vessel of volume 2 liters (2 dm3) exert a pressure of 2.0 bar
at 25C if it behaved as perfect gas system? If not, what pressure would it exert? (b) What
pressure would it exert if it behaved a van der Waals gas? (Use the values of a = 0.205
(atm.dm6.mol.-2) and b = 1.67x10-2 (dm3.mol.-1)
2) Alternatively, consider 25 g of Argon gas in a vessel of volume 3 l (3 dm3) at 25C. What
pressure would it exert on the vessel walls if it behaved as perfect gas system? (b) What
pressure would it exert if it behaved a van der Waals gas? (Use the values of a = 1.337
(atm.dm6.mol.-2) and b = 3.20x10-2 (dm3.mol.-1) (see table 1.6 of the manual.)

Ex 3 (Based on E1.18b) (10 points). A vessel of volume 22.4 liters (22.4 dm3) contains 1.5 moles
of oxygen and 3.5 moles of nitrogen at 350 K. Calculate (a) the mole fractions of each
component, (b) their total pressure, and (c) their partial pressures.

Ex 4 (P1.28) (25 points). Balloons are still used to deploy sensors that can monitor
meteorological phenomena and the chemistry of the atmosphere. It is possible to investigate
some of the technicalities of ballooning by using the perfect gas law. Suppose that your balloon
is spherical and has a radius of 5 m. (a) What amount of H2 (in moles) is needed to inflate it to 1
atm. In an ambient temperature of 25C at sea level? (b) What mass can the balloon lift at sea
level, where the density of air is 1.22 kg/m3? (c) What would be the payload if He were used
instead of H2?

Ex 5 (E 1.20b) (25 points). (a) Show that the second Van der Waals coefficient, b, is expressed
as: b = 4.NA.Vmolecule, where NA is the Avogadro number; provide a drawing and briefly explain
your rationale. (b) Use this van de Waals parameters for hydrogen disulfide (H2S, see Table 1.6
in the data section) to calculate the approximate values of the radius of H2S molecule treated as
a sphere.