solid aluminum reacts with aqueous H2SO4 to form H2 gas and aluminum sulfate. when a sample of Al is allowed to react, 415mL of gas is collected over water at 23°C at a pressure of 755mmHg. At 23°C the vapor pressure of water is 21mmHg. What is the pressure in mmHg of the dry H2 gas?

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Answer:

The pressure of dry hydrogen gas is 734 mm Hg.And number of moles of hydrogen gas is 0.017mol.

Reacted mass of aluminium is 0.306 g.

Explanation:

The total pressure is the sum of the individual pressure.

[tex]P_{total}=P_{H_{2}}-P_{H_{2}O}[/tex]

Total pressure = 755 mmHg

Pressure of water = 21mmHg

[tex]P_{total}=755-21= 734mmHg[/tex]

Therefore, The pressure of dry hydrogen gas is 734 mm Hg.

Number of moles of hydrogen gas can be calculate is as follows.

[tex]n=\frac{PV}{RT}[/tex]

From the given,

Pressure "P" = 755 mmHg = 0.993 atm

Volume"V"= 415 mL = 0.415 L

Gas constant "R" = 0.0821 L.atm/mol.K

Temperature = 23+273= 296 K

[tex]n=\frac{0.993\times 0.415}{0.0821\times 296}=0.017mol[/tex]

Therefore, number of moles of hydrogen gas is 0.017mol.

Mass of aluminium reacted:

[tex]0.017mol\times \frac{2 molAl}{3molH_{2}}\times \frac{26.98Al}{molAl}=0.306gAl[/tex]

Therefore, Reacted mass of aluminium is 0.306 g.