A 25.5 liter balloon holding 3.5 moles of carbon dioxide leaks. How many grams of carbon dioxide escaped before the container could be sealed if the new volume of the balloon is 15.4L?

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Alexa Gentry

Chemistry

29 July, 20:55

A 25.5 liter balloon holding 3.5 moles of carbon dioxide leaks. How many grams of carbon dioxide escaped before the container could be sealed if the new volume of the balloon is 15.4L?

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Jake Mcbride · Answer 1

Assumptions made:

1. Temperature and pressure is constant.

2. Ideal gas is involved.

The variables involved in this problem is the moles of the gas and the volume. We find their relationship from the ideal gas law. PV=nRT. With all other concept besides n and V is constant, Volume is directly proportional to the amount of gas inside the balloon. Solving this is as simple as ratio and proportion.

25.5L/3.5 moles = = 15.4L/X moles

X = 2.11 moles.