A glass container weighs 50 gr when it is empty, 100 gr when it is filled with water, and 50.15 gr. when it is filled with an unknown gas at 740 mmHg and 25 oC. What is the molecular weight ( molar mass ) of unknown gas?

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A glass container weighs 50 gr when it is empty, 100 gr when it is filled with water, and 50.15 gr. when it is filled with an unknown gas at 740 mmHg and 25 oC. What is the molecular weight ( molar mass ) of unknown gas?

Universal gas constant R = 0.08206 Latm/mol oK

Density of water d water = 1 gr/ml


 

a.

58 gr/ mol

b.

75 gr/ mol 

c.

92 gr/ mol

d.

43 gr/ mol

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