Senior High School Department

STEM – Chemistry 2

Learning Packet 2.3.2 – Gas Laws (3)

✓ Ideal Gas Equation

How Did We Do So Far?

I was able to understand the first five Gas Laws, and the temperature, volume,
and pressure relationships.
Learning Goals
I will be able to describe the relationship of volume, amount of substance, and
other properties of gas through the Ideal Gas Law and be able to calculate
unknown values using the equations derived from these laws.

Opening prayer
Teach us to always trust the way You guide us through life's lessons. Help us to consistently see that the
testing of our faith produces the steadfastness we very much need. Allow us to realize that our continual
perseverance leads to the maturity and the Godliness You so desire in our lives. Amen.

To start our day

Analyze the following statements:
• A flat tire takes up less space than an inflated tire.
• Lungs expand as they fill with air. Exhaling decreases the volume of the lungs.
Question:
• What makes the volume of a certain object increase/decrease?

Let’s find out!

Lesson Proper
To refresh your understanding of our topic for today, read the lecture notes and highlight important
information. It is also best if you practice solving for the unknowns in the following problem sets.

Topic: Gas Laws (2)

✓ Ideal Gas Equation

Ideal Gas Law

• No gas perfectly follows the first gas laws (Boyle’s, Charles’, Gay-Lussac’s and Avogadro’s)
under all conditions. However, the assumption that they do holds true for most gases and in
most conditions.
• To study gases and their behavior then, is to assume that the gas is an “ideal” gas and follows
all four gas laws.

Ideal Gases …
• Do not condense into a liquid at low temperatures
• Do not have an attractive or repulsive force between particles
• Is composed of particles that have no volume

On those assumptions, we can combine the gas laws into one equation that gives us the relationship
between four variables:
• Pressure
• Temperature
• Volume
• Number of moles

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LP 2.3.2 – Gas Laws (3) | Chemistry 2 (SY 2021-2022)
jtatlas@ssam.edu.ph
The Ideal Gas Equation:

Where P represents pressure

V represents volume
n represents amount of substance (mole)
T represents temperature
R represents gas constant

What is the gas constant R?

• Let us consider 1.0 mol of an ideal gas at STP.
• Remember! 1.0 mole of an ideal gas at STP occupies a volume of 22.4 L.

PV = nRT
R = PV
nT
R = (1.0 atm)(22.4 L)
(1.0 mol)(273 K)
R = 0.0821 L⬧atm
mol⬧K
Example
How many grams of O2 are in a 315 mL container that has a pressure of 12 atm at 25°C?

Given:
P = 12 atm V = 315 ml → 0.315 L
T = 25oC → 298 K n=?

Equation:

Solution:

Final Answer: 4.94 g O2

Example
If I contain 3 moles of gas in a container with a volume of 60 liters and at a temperature of 400 K, what is
the pressure inside the container?

Given:
P=? V = 60.0 L
T = 400.0 K n = 3.00 mol

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LP 2.3.2 – Gas Laws (3) | Chemistry 2 (SY 2021-2022)
jtatlas@ssam.edu.ph
 Equation:

Solution:

Final Answer: 1.64 atm

Let’s Wrap it up!

Ready your Genyo accounts. The teacher will be assigning a short formative
assessment on what was learned for this week.

Closing Prayer
Dear God, I know following You can be hard, like a long race. Please help me to persevere even when it
is hard to obey You. Amen.

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Prepared by: Josephine T. Atlas
LP 2.3.2 – Gas Laws (3) | Chemistry 2 (SY 2021-2022)
jtatlas@ssam.edu.ph