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ANALYZING DATA

Physical Properties of Gaseous Elements

A student tests samples of six different gases. He records the density of each gas at
standard temperature and pressure, or STP, which is defined as 273.15 K and 100 kPa.
Next, he cools each gas until it becomes a solid. Then, he allows each gas to warm up
and records the temperature at which it melts and forms a liquid, and then the
temperature at which it boils to become a gas.

Three of the gases are monatomic (each molecule consists of just one atom). The other
three gases are diatomic (each molecule consists of two atoms joined together).

Table 1 shows the results for the three monatomic gases. Table 2 shows the results for
the three diatomic gases. All measurements were taken at standard pressure.

Table 1

Experimental Results for Monatomic Gases

Monatomic gas helium, He neon, Ne argon, Ar

Approximate atomic mass 4 20 40

Density (g/L) 0.17 0.9 1.8

Melting point (K) 1 25 84

Boiling point (K) 4 27 87

Table 2

Experimental Results for Diatomic Gases

Diatomic gas hydrogen, H2 nitrogen, N2 oxygen, O2

Approximate atomic mass 1 14 16

Density (g/L) 0.09 1.25 1.4

Melting point (K) 14 63 55

Boiling point (K) 20 77 90

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1. SEP Analyze Data Look at the data in Table 1. What trends can you see in the
data for the monatomic gases? What relationships can you see among the
approximate atomic masses, densities, and melting and boiling points?
- Analyzing through table one, I have located that the difference
throughout the temperatures is between the melting point and the boiling
point, are really identical to the diatomic gases. Another information I
had found was that the density increases when the atomic masses
increase.

2. SEP Analyze Data Look at the data in Table 2. Do the trends you identified in
question 1 also apply to the data recorded for the diatomic gases?
- I agree, however some only, what’s similar between the two data’s in
table one and table two is that the density increases when the atomic
mass increases; however the relationship between melting point and the
boiling point is not the same throughout both tables.

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3. SEP Compare Data Look at the data in Table 1 and Table 2. If you were to
combine the data for monatomic and diatomic gases into one table, ordered by
approximate atomic mass, would the trends that you identified in questions 1 and
2 still apply for the combined data?

4. Predict Fluorine has a density of 1.8 g/L and an approximate atomic mass of 19.
Would you expect fluorine to be monatomic or diatomic based on the trends you
identified? Explain your answer.
- I would expect fluorine to be diatomic because the density in the diatomic gases
the density is much higher compared to the atomic number in the diatomic gases,
unlike the monatomic gases, the monatomic gases are much less

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5. Predict Xenon has an atomic mass of 131 amu, a melting point of 161 K, and a
boiling point of 166 K. Would you expect xenon to be monatomic or diatomic,
based on the trends you identified? Explain your answer.
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6. CCC Stability and Change Air has a density of 1.29 g/L (at STP). Use this data
to identify gases that could be used to fill a balloon that floats in the air.

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