Gases & The Kinetic-Molecular Theory
Gases & The Kinetic-Molecular Theory
1. Kirsten is in her lab, and reacts two unknown gases (A(g) and B(g)) to get nitrogen
dioxide (NO2). Using her data, she is able to write the following balanced equation:
If she started with 8 L of A(g) and 3 L of B(g), how many liters of NO2(g) would she get?
[Assume everything is at STP.]
a. 2 L
b. 3 L
c. 4 L
d. 6 L
e. 8 L
2. Calculate the number of kilograms of O2(g) that can be stored in a compressed gas
chamber with a volume of 40 L when the cylinder is filled at 150 atm and 21oC.
a. 4.0 kg
b. 8.0 kg
c. 4000 kg
d. 8000 kg
e. Not enough information
3. Yesterday, Jason had a sample of helium indoors (T = 23oC) in a sealed container, with a
pressure of 760 mm Hg. He got bored and took the container outside, where the
temperature was a blistering 35oC. He calculated the new pressure to be 750 mm Hg.
Jason knew that this answer was not correct because:
a. TK = ToC + 273.15
b. Equal volumes of gas have the same number of moles.
c. P is proportional to n
d. P is proportional to T
e. He forgot to convert his temperature to K and the pressure should have decreased
even more.
4. Suppose that Quebec had managed to succeed from Canada and became an independent
country. Just to be difficult, they decreed that they will only measure pressure in mm Hg
and volume in cm3. What value for R, the ideal gas constant, would students in Quebec
use when solving the ideal gas solution?
a. 7.6 x 105
b. 6.23 x 104
c. 8.14
d. 2.78
e. 0.082
5. Consider two 1 L flasks, one containing O2, the other containing He, each at STP. Which
of the following statements is NOT true regarding these gases?
a. Each flask contains the same number of atoms or molecules
b. The gases in each flask have the same average kinetic energy
c. The gases in each flask have the same density
d. The pressure in each flask is the same
e. The temperature of the gases in each flask is 273.15 K.
6. The density of N2 at STP is:
a. 1.25 g/L
b. 1.04 g/L
c. 0.625 g/L
d. 0.0625 g/L
e. 5.43 mg/L
7. A 1.00 L flask containing 450 torr of H2 is connected to and mixed with a second flask
with a volume of 0.500 L containing 250 torr N2. What is the final pressure of the
resulting mixed gas system?
a. 250 torr
b. 383 torr
c. 450 torr
d. 575 torr
e. it cannot be determined
8. A piston is used to compress a gas from 1.0 atm to 3.5 atm. If the volume changes from
1.5 L to 0.75 L, what is the final temperature, if it started at 300 K?
a. 1050 K
b. 700 K
c. 525 K
d. 300 K
e. 150K
9. 2.00 g of sucrose is combusted in excess oxygen. What is the volume of dry CO2 that is
formed at 1 atm pressure and 37oC? (MW sucrose = 342.3 g/mol)
a. 22.4 L
b. 10.4 L
c. 1.78 L
d. 0.545 L
e. 0.148 L
10. Which of the following statements regarding the kinetic-molecular theory of ideal gases
is incorrect?
a. gas molecules collide elastically
b. gases molecules are in random motion
c. the average kinetic energy is constant if T is constant
d. the kinetic energy of all the molecules is the same
e. attractive and repulsive forces can be neglected
11. Which of the following graphs does NOT correctly illustrate the ideal gas law?
12. The ideal gas law asserts that when two other variables are held constant:
a. n and V are inversely proportional.
b. n and T are directly proportional.
c. P and V are directly proportional.
d. n and T are inversely proportional.
e. P and T are inversely proportional.
13. What volume would a weather balloon containing 105 liters of helium at STP occupy if
the temperature fell to -90.0oC and the pressure fell to 8.45 torr (as it must in the upper
atmosphere)?
a. 0.783 L
b. 8.33 L
c. 6330 L
d. 9450 L
e. 14100 L
14. A balloon is filled with He to a pressure of 1.06 atm. The volume of the balloon at 25oC
is 1.30 x 104 L. How many cylinders of He gas are needed to fill the balloon if the
pressure in the cylinder at 20oC is 98.5 atm and the volume of the cylinder is 40.0 L.
[You may have some He left in one of the cylinders.]
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
15. A sample of nitrogen dioxide gas occupies 76.3 mL at 35oC and 765 mm Hg. The density
of the nitrogen dioxide is:
a. 0.546 g/L
b. 1.39 g/L
c. 1.83 g/L
d. 18.2 g/L
e. 24.0 g/L
16. The density of CH4 gas at 0oC and P = 1 atm is four times that of gas X at the same T, P.
X could be:
a. H2
b. He
c. O2
d. C4H16
e. The identity of X cannot be determined from the given information.
17. Nitrogen gas escapes through a pinhole in 68.4 seconds. Under the same conditions, a
gaseous compound with the empirical formula CH2 escapes in 83.8 seconds. What is its
molecular formula?
a. CH2
b. C2H4
c. C3H6
d. C4H8
e. C5H10
18. You have 3 identical balloons at room temperature. You inflate each one to the same size,
filling them with different gases. You put helium in balloon 1, nitrogen in balloon 2, and
xenon in balloon 3. You realize that the pressure inside each balloon is equal to
atmospheric pressure. You notice that balloon 1 floats to the ceiling, balloon 2 feels light,
and balloon 3 feels heavy. Which balloon contains the most gas particles?
a. Balloon 1
b. Balloon 2
c. Balloon 3
d. Balloons 1 and 3 have equal numbers and more than Balloon 2 since nitrogen
atoms are bonded to each other.
e. All 3 balloons have the same number of gas particles.
19. A quantity of 73.0 g of NH3(g) is mixed with an equal mass of HCl(g). What is the
volume of the gas remaining (i.e., NH3 or HCl) measured at 14oC and 752 mm Hg after
the reaction has gone to completion?
a. 47.7 L HCl
b. 51.0 L HCl
c. 54.3 L NH3
d. 102 L NH3
e. No gas remains since equal masses react.
20. A gas mixture at 25oC and a total pressure at 1.00 atm contains 1.03 g of each of the
following gases: H2, He, N2, CO2. Which has the highest molecular speed?
a. H2
b. He
c. N2
d. CO2
e. All have the same speed since all are at the same temperature in the same
container.
21. 16 g of O2 are mixed with 16 g of He in a container. The total gas pressure is 1.0 atm.
The partial pressure of O2 is:
a. 0.11 atm
b. 0.13 atm
c. 0.5 atm
d. 0.89 atm
e. The partial pressure cannot be determined because the temperature and volume of
the container are not given.
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22. At 20 C the rms speed of methane, CH4, produced by Indiana cows is approximately:
a. 300 m/s
b. 700 m/s
c. 5 x 105 m/s
d. 10 m/s
e. 20 m/s
23. Van der Waals constant, a, that appears in the relationship
corrects for:
37. In which flask will the molecules have the greatest average kinetic energy?
a. Flask A
b. Flask B
c. Flask C
d. All three have the same average kinetic energy.
e. Not enough information.
38. Which of the following assumptions of the kinetic molecular theory of gases is not valid
for real gases at high pressure?
a. The volume of the gas particles is much smaller than the distance between the gas
particles.
b. The gas particles behave like hard, spherical objects in a state of constant, random
motion.
c. The average kinetic energy of the gas particles depends upon temperature of the
gas only.
d. Collisions between gas particles are perfectly elastic. No energy of a gas particle
is lost when it collides.
e. The gas particles move in a straight line until they collide with another particle or
the walls of the container.
39. A gas sample occupies 400 mL at a pressure of 2.00 atm. What is the volume if the
pressure is changed to 20 atm at constant temperature?
a. 4000 mL
b. 20 mL
c. 40 mL
d. 800 mL
e. 8000 mL
40. What is the volume (L) occupied by 2.19 moles of methane gas (CH4) at 298 K and 1
atm?
a. 0.0186
b. 4.5
c. 11.2
d. 49.2
e. 53.6
41. Which of the following is not a postulate of kinetic-molecular theory of gases?
a. Gases consist of large numbers of molecules in constant random motion.
b. Attractive and repulsive forces between gas molecules are negligible.
c. The volume of all the molecules of the gas is negligible.
d. Gas molecules collide frequently, and collisions are perfectly elastic.
e. At a given temperature, a gas with low molar mass has less kinetic energy than a
gas with high molar mass.
42. 2.00 moles of Cl2 gas at 20oC is heated to 350oC while the volume is kept constant. The
density of the gas
a. increases.
b. decreases.
c. remains the same.
d. cannot be determined.
43. Calculate the ratio of effusion rates of O2 and H2:
a. rate O2/rate H2 = 1/16
b. rate O2/rate H2 = 32/1
c. rate O2/rate H2 = 1/4
d. rate O2/rate H2 = 16/1
e. rate O2/rate H2 = 4/1
44. A mixture of three gases has a total pressure of 1388 torr at 298 K. If the mixture
contains 1.27 mol Cl2, 3.04 mol CO, and 1.50 mol Ar, what is the partial pressure (torr)
of Ar?
a. 196
b. 301
c. 358
d. 5345
e. 8020
45. Deviation from the ideal gas law is greatest at:
a. low temperature and low pressure.
b. low temperature and high pressure.
c. high temperature and high pressure.
d. high temperature and low pressure.
46. Molecules of different gases have the same average kinetic energies at the same
a. pressure.
b. temperature.
c. volume.
d. density.
47. A gas has a volume of 175 L at 760 torr and 288 K. What is the temperature if the gas
volume and pressure are changed to 198 L and 640 torr?
a. 547 K
b. 487 K
c. 387 K
d. 274 K
e. 214 K
48. The SI unit of pressure is
a. pascal
b. torr
c. atm
d. mm Hg
e. joule
49. What is the molar mass of Freon gas if its density is 6.13 g/L at STP?
a. 0.274 g/mol
b. 3.64 g/mol
c. 78.2 g/mol
d. 137 g/mol
e. 365 g/mol
50. Which gas has molecules with the greatest average molecular speed at 25oC?
a. CH4
b. Kr
c. N2
d. CO2
e. Ar
51. A 5.0 L volume of a certain gas weighs 289 mg. If the mass was measured at a pressure
of 540 torr and a temperature of 27oC, what is the identity of the gas?
a. H2
b. He
c. N2
d. Ar
e. CO2
52. What is the density of Xe gas (MW=131.3 g/mol) in a 1.0 L flask at 100oC and 2.0 atm
pressure?
a. 0.065 g/L
b. 0.65 g/L
c. 8.6 g/L
d. 15.4 g/L
e. 131 g/L
53. Molecular speed distributions for a gas at two different temperatures are shown below.
Which of the following graphs correctly describes the distributions at the two
temperatures, where T2 > T1? [Note: the small vertical lines indicate average speed]
54. Which of the following graphs is inconsistent with ideal gas behavior?
55. Two separate glass bulbs, bulb A and bulb B, are both filled with helium. The pressure in
bulb A is twice that of bulb B. The volume of bulb B is twice that of bulb A. What can be
said about these two systems if they are held at the same temperature?
a. Bulb A has more atoms of helium in it than bulb B.
b. Bulb B has more atoms of helium in it than bulb A.
c. Bulb B and bulb A contain the same number of atoms of helium.
d. The densities of the gases in both bulbs are the same since they are filled with the
same gas.
e. More information is needed to make any of these conclusions.
56. The system below is a two dimensional representation of a gas. What happens to the gas
if it is placed into the container on the right (assuming both containers are at the same
temperature)?
60. A gas phase reaction takes place in a syringe at a constant temperature and pressure. If
the initial volume is 40 cm3and the final volume is 60 cm3, which general reaction took
place?
a. A(g) + B(g) --> AB(g)
b. 2A(g) + B(g) --> A2B(g)
c. 2AB2(g) --> A2(g) + 2B2(g)
d. 2AB(g) --> A2(g) + B2(g)
e. 2A2(g) + 4B(g) --> 4AB(g)
61. Air (assume 100% N2) effuses out of a tire in 2.5 minutes. How long would it take for the
same volume of xenon (at the same T,P) to effuse out of the tire?
a. 61 min
b. 12 min
c. 5.4 min
d. 1.2 min
e. 0.53 min
62. Chemical analysis of a gaseous compound showed that it contained 33.0% Si and 67.0%
F by mass. At 35oC, 0.210 L of the compound exerted a pressure of 1.70 atm. If the mass
of 0.210 L of the compound was 2.40 g, determine its molecular formula.
a. SiF4
b. SiF3
c. Si2F8
d. Si2F6
e. Si3F9
63. Which of the following gases has a density of 0.714 g/L at STP?
a. He
b. CH4
c. CO
d. CO2
e. Cl2
64. What is the partial pressure of H2 in a mixture of 10.0 g H2 and 10.0 g N2 for which the
total pressure is 5.00 x 102 torr? [AW: H = 1.01; N = 14.01]
a. 34 torr
b. 2.50 x 102 torr
c. 4.66 x 102 torr
d. 5.00 x 102 torr
e. the question cannot be answered because the temperature is not given.
65. Under conditions of standard temperature and pressure, what volume of O2(g) is
necessary to react with 2.0 L of NO(g) to give 3.0 L of a product mixture containing only
NO2(g) and O2(g)?
a. 1.0 L
b. 1.5 L
c. 2.0 L
d. 2.5 L
e. 3.0 L
66. A balloon is to be filled with helium until the volume at a presure of 1.00 atm is 2.00 x
104 L. The temperature is 300 K. The helium is stored in pressurized cylinders each with
a volume of 50.00 L and a He pressure of 150 atm at 300 K. How many cylinders are
needed to fill the balloon (the He in the last cylinder may not be used up completely)?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 400
e. 812
67. If a 2.0-L vessel contains 0.5 mol Ar at 298 K, the gas pressure in atm is:
a. 6.1 atm
b. 0.51 atm
c. 240 atm
d. 1.0 atm
e. 75 atm
68. A sample of an unknown gas is placed in a 1.50-L bulb at a pressure of 356 torr, a
temperature of 22.5oC, and is found to weigh 0.9847 g. What is the molecular weight of
the gas?
a. 34.0
b. 64.0
c. 17.0
d. 38.0
e. 76.0
69. If all else is constant, which of the following steps will double the volume of an ideal
gas?
a. halve the pressure
b. double the absolute temperature
c. remove half the molecules
d. a and b only
e. a, b and c
70. Which of the following statements concerning the kinetic theory of gases is(are) correct?
a. Molecules make elastic collisions with each other and with the walls of their
container.
b. The average kinetic energy of a large number of molecules of mass, M, is
proportional to M1/2 at a given temperature.
c. The molecules of a gas are in constant random motion.
d. All the molecules of a gas have the same kinetic energy at a given temperature.
a. I, II, III, IV
b. I, II, III
c. I, III, IV
d. I, III
e. only III
b. The average temperature at an altitude of 20 km is 220 K. What is the rms speed (in
meters per second) of N2 molecules at this altitude?
a. 5 m/s
b. 55 m/s
c. 111 m/s
d. 221 m/s
e. 443 m/s
c. The rms speed of O2 molecules is 5.0 x 102 m/s at a certain temperature. The rms speed of
H2 molecules at the same temperature is:
a. 8.0 x 103 m/s
b. 2.0 x 103 m/s
c. 5.0 x 102 m/s
d. 1.3 x 102 m/s
e. 3.1 x 101 m/s
d. O2 gas escapes through a pinhole in 37.5 seconds. Under the same conditions, the same
volume of another gas escapes in 44.0 seconds. This gas could be:
a. He
b. CO
c. Cl2
d. F2
e. CO2
e. 20 g of H2 gas are mixed with 20 g of He gas in a container. The total gas pressure is 1.0
atm. The partial pressure of H2 is:
a. 1.0 atm
b. 0.67 atm
c. 0.50 atm
d. 0.33 atm
e. The partial pressure cannot be determined because the temperature and volume of
the container are not given.
f. The following volume-temperature plots were made at different values of constant
pressure and constant number of moles of gas. Which plot represents measurements at the
highest pressure?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. none of the above
g. Compare the root mean square speed of a O2 molecule with that of a CH4 molecule at the
same temperature and pressure.
a. O2 is 2.5 times faster since it has 2 atoms per molecule while CH4 has 5.
b. The speeds are the same since the weights of O2 and of CH4 are both 16 g/mol.
c. The speeds are the same because at the same temperature all gas molecules have
the same root mean square speed.
d. CH4 is 2.00 times faster because the M.W. of O2 is 2.00 times greater than the
molecular weight of CH4.
e. CH4 is 1.41 times faster since at equal temperature all gas molecules have the
same kinetic energy. The root mean square speed then is inversely proportional to
the square root of the molecular weight.
h. What is the volume of a scuba tank if it takes 2000 L of air collected at 1 atm to fill the
tank to a pressure of 150 atm?
a. 500 L
b. 2.07 L
c. 8.80 L
d. 13.3 L
e. 3.00 x 105 L
i. Calculate the partial pressure of propane in a mixture that contains equal weights of
propane (C3H8) and butane (C4H10) at 20oC and 746 mm Hg. [At Wts: C = 12.01 amu; H
= 1.008 amu]
a. 424 mm Hg
b. 212 mm Hg
c. 646 mm Hg
d. 322 mm Hg
e. 196 mm Hg
j. If it takes 6.5 seconds for 25.0 cm3 of helium gas to effuse through a pinhole into a
vaccum, how long would it take 25.0 cm3 of CH4 to escape under the same conditions?
[At Wts: He = 4.003 amu; C = 12.00 amu; H = 1.008 amu]
a. 13.0 s
b. 3.25 s
c. 26.2 s
d. 1.82 s
e. 10.1 s
k. Calculate the density of helium which is at 0.00oC and 1.00 atm. Report your answer in
units of g/L.
a. 0.00 g/L
b. 0.0146 g/L
c. 0.0446 g/L
d. 0.178 g/L
e. not enough information
l. A gas initially at 4.00 atm has a volume of 8.00 L. What is the pressure required to
compress the gas to a volume of 2.00 L?
a. 4.00 atm
b. 2.00 atm
c. 1.00 atm
d. 8.00 atm
e. 16.0 atm
m. How many moles of gas occupy 60.82 L at 31oC and 0.483 atm?
a. 1.18
b. 0.850
c. 894
d. 11.6
e. 0.120
n. A mixture of two gases, A and B, has a total pressure of 0.95 atm and contains 0.32
moles of gas A and 0.56 moles of gas B. What is the partial pressure (in atm) of gas B?
a. 1.7
b. 1.5
c. 0.60
d. 0.35
e. 0.56
o. The kinetic molecular theory of gases predicts pressure to rise as the temperature of a gas
increases because
a. the average kinetic energy of the gas molecules decreases
b. gas molecules collide more frequently with the container walls
c. gas molecules collide less frequently with the container walls
d. gas molecules collide less energetically with the container walls
e. both (b) and (d)
Answers
1. D
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. D
11. D
12. D
13. C
14. D
15. C
16. B
17. C
18. E
19. C
20. A
21. A
22. B
23. E
24. E
25. B
26. A
27. C
28. E
29. E
30. B
31. A
32. A
33. D
34. C
35. C
36. D
37. A
38. C
39. E
40. E
41. C
42. C
43. C
44. B
45. B
46. D
47. A
48. D
49. A
50. A
51. C
52. A
53. A
54. C
55. B
56. D
57. B
58. C
59. C
60. C
61. D
62. B
63. C
64. C
65. B
66. A
67. A
68. D
69. D
70. E
71. B
72. E
73. B
74. A
75. E
76. D
77. A
78. A
79. D
80. E
81. A
82. C
83. B