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Moles Of He In 500 mL Flask

How many moles of gaseous helium are found in a 500.0 mL flask at 25℃ and 745 torr?



Applying the Ideal Gas Law, we first want to check if all units match
R 0.082057 L atm mol-1 K-1

Celcius

We'll have to convert temperature

25.00 °C + 298.15 = 295.15 K


pressure from mm Hg to atm

745 mm Hg
1 atm / 760 mm Hg
= 0.98 atm


and adjusting volume measurement

500 mL
1 L / 1000 mL
= 0.5 L

witchery & chemistry

Now, we're ready for pV = nRT

(0.98 atm)(0.5 L) = (x)
(0.082057 L atm) /             moles K
(298.15 K)


0.49 atm L =
(x)(24.46529 L atm) / mole


0.49 atm L moles / 24.46529 Latm)
= x


Kelvin

x = 0.020028 moles

There are 0.020 moles of He