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Chemistry
General Chemistry
Gases
Molar Mass Of 325 mL Gas At STP

325 mL of a gas at STP has a mass of 0.805 grams.
What is the molar mass of the gaseous compound?



Let's take a quick look at what STP means
Standard Temperature (0 °C = 32 °F = 273.15 K)
&
Standard Pressure (1 atm)

We also know, that 1 mole of any gas at STP occupies 22.4 L

Now, we'll set up a ratio to find the moles of our gas

1 mole / x moles
=
22.4 L / 0.325 L


x = 0.0145089 moles


And finally

0.0145089 moles / 1 mole
=
0.805 g / y g


y = 55.48 g/mole


The molar mass of our gaseous compound is 55.48 g/mole