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AS and A Level
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Earn 100

The atmospheric pressure is 100kPa, equivalent to the pressure exerted by a column of water 10 m high. A bubble of oxygen of volume 0.42 cm3 is released by a water plant at a depth of 25 m. Calculate the volume of the bubble when it reaches the surface. State any assumptions you make.

Important Questions on Ideal Gases

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AS and A Level
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A cylinder contains 4.0×10-2 m3 of carbon dioxide at a pressure of 4.8×105 Pa at room temperature. Calculate the number of moles of carbon dioxide.

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A cylinder contains 4.0×10-2 m3 of carbon dioxide at a pressure of 4.8×105 Pa at room temperature. Calculate the mass of carbon dioxide. (Molar mass of carbon dioxide =44 g or one molecule of carbon dioxide has mass 44u.)

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AS and A Level
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Calculate the volume of 1 mole of ideal gas at a pressure of 1.01×105 Pa and at a temperature of 0°C.
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
A vessel of volume 0.20 m3 contains 3.0×1026 molecules of gas at a temperature of 127°C. Calculate the pressure exerted by the gas on the vessel walls.
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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Calculate the root-mean-square speed of helium molecules at room temperature and pressure. (Density of helium at room temperature and pressure =0.179 kg m-3).
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Calculate the root-mean-square speed of helium molecules at room temperature and pressure (Density of helium at room temperature and pressure =0.179 kg m-3). Compare this speed with the average speed of air molecules at the same temperature and pressure.
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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A sample of neon is contained in a cylinder at 27°C. Its temperature is raised to 243°C.

(a) Calculate the kinetic energy of the neon atoms at:

(i) 27°C

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A sample of neon is contained in a cylinder at 27°C. Its temperature is raised to 243°C. Calculate the kinetic energy of the neon atoms at 243°C.