Aluminum trichloride is formed by reacting solid aluminum with chlorine gas. Calculate the percent correction of the pressure of chlorine gas in atm consumed in a 2 x 106 mm3 tank at 75.21°C by comparing the ideal gas equation and the more realistic van der Waals equation if the aluminum trichloride produced in the reaction is 83.71 g. Atomic Mass: Al: 26.982 g/mol Cl: 35.453 g/mol Van der Waals Constants: a: 6.343 atm L²/mol2 b: 0.05422 L/mol

Aluminum trichloride is formed by reacting solid aluminum with chlorine gas. Calculate the percent correction of the pressure of chlorine gas in atm consumed in a 2 x 106 mm3 tank at 75.21°C by comparing the ideal gas equation and the more realistic van der Waals equation if the aluminum trichloride produced in the reaction is 83.71 g. Atomic Mass: Al: 26.982 g/mol Cl: 35.453 g/mol Van der Waals Constants: a: 6.343 atm L²/mol2 b: 0.05422 L/mol

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Chapter10: Gases And Their Properties

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Problem 56PS: Consider a 5.00-L tank containing 375 g of Ar at a temperature of 25 C. (a) Calculate the pressure...

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