STP Gas Calculations

One-step problems:

A balloon is filled with 3.78 L of

He He gas at STP. How many moles
of helium atoms are inside?

Solution:

3.78 L He 1 mol
22.4 L = 0.169 mol He
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One-step problems:

A balloon is filled with 5.99 moles

CH4 of CH4 gas at STP. What is the
volume of the balloon in liters?

Solution:

5.99 mol CH4 22.4 L = 134 L CH4

1 mol
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One-step problems:

A balloon is filled with 36.2 liters

of Cl2 gas at STP. How many
moles of chlorine gas are inside?
Cl2
Solution:

36.2 L Cl2 1 mol

22.4 L = 1.62 mol Cl2
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One-step problems:

A balloon is filled with 0.333 mol

of Xe gas at STP. What is the
liter volume of xenon in the
Xe
balloon?

Solution:

0.333 mol Xe 22.4 L = 7.46 L Xe

1 mol
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One-step problems:

A balloon is filled with argon gas

Ar at STP. What is the density of
the gas in the balloon?

Solution:
39.948 g Ar 1 mol
1 mol 22.4 L = 1.78 g/L Ar
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One-step problems:

A balloon is filled with an

? unidentified gas at STP. If its
density is 2.35 g/L, what is the
molar mass of this gas?

Solution:
2.35 g gas 22.4 L
1L 1 mol = 52.6 g/mol
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One-step problems:

A balloon is filled with acetylene

C2H2 gas at STP. What is the density
of the gas in the balloon?

Solution:
26.038 g C2H2 1 mol
1 mol 22.4 L = 1.16 g/L C 2H 2
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One-step problems:

A balloon is filled with a diatomic

? gas at STP. If its density is
0.0900 g/L, what is the molar
mass of this gas?
What is the identity of this diatomic gas?
Solution:
Hydrogen H2
0.0900 g gas 22.4 L
1L 1 mol = 2.02 g/mol
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Two-step problems:
He A balloon is filled with 300. liters of
helium gas at STP. What is the
mass in grams of this gas?

Gas Mass
Solution: Vol
mole
(g)

1 mol 4.0026 g He
300. L He = 53.6 g He
22.4 L 1 mol
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Two-step problems:
N2 A balloon is filled with 122 grams of
nitrogen gas at STP. What is the
volume in liters of this balloon?

Mass Gas
Solution: (g)
mole
Vol

1 mol 22.4 L
122 g N2 = 97.6 L N2
28.0134 g N2 1 mol
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Two-step problems:
A balloon is filled with 487 liters of
hydrogen gas at STP. What is the
H2 mass in grams of this gas?

Gas Mass
Solution: Vol
mole
(g)

1 mol 2.01588 g H2
487 L H2 = 43.8 g H2
22.4 L 1 mol
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Two-step problems:
A balloon is filled with 349 grams of
neon gas at STP. What is the
Ne volume in liters of this balloon?

Mass Gas
Solution: (g)
mole
Vol

1 mol 22.4 L
349 g Ne = 387 L Ne
20.1797 g Ne 1 mol
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Two-step problems:
Several balloons are filled with 8250
total liters of helium gas at STP. How
many total atoms of helium are
contained in all of the balloons?

Gas
Solution: Vol
mole Atoms

1 mol 6.02x1023 atoms

8250 L He = 2.22x1026
22.4 L 1 mol atoms
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Two-step problems:
A balloon in the shape of Darth Vader’s
head is filled with 8.0x1028 molecules of
nitrogen gas at STP. What is the
volume in liters of this balloon?

Solution: Molecules mole Gas

Vol

8.0x1028 molec.
1 mol 22.4 L
6.02x1023 molec.
= 3.0x106 L N2
1 mol
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Two-step problems:
A sleeping balloon is filled
with 2.75 liters of carbon
dioxide gas at STP. How
many molecules are
contained the balloon?
Gas
Solution: Vol
mole Molecules

1 mol 6.02x1023 molecules

2.75 L CO2 = 7.39x1022
22.4 L 1 mol molecules
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Two-step problems:
A large yellow ducky balloon is
filled with 2.5x106 liters of air at
STP. What is the mass in grams of
the air if the average molar mass is
29 g/mol?
Gas Mass
Solution: Vol
mole
(g)

1 mol 29 g air
2.5x106 L air = 3.24x106 g air
22.4 L 1 mol
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Two-step problems:
The Goodyear Blimp is
filled with 5.74x106 liters
of He at STP. What is
the mass in grams of
this much He?
Gas Mass
Solution: Vol
mole
(g)

1 mol 4.0026 g He
5.74x106 L He = 1.03x106 g He
22.4 L 1 mol
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Two-step problems:
If the balloon at the left were filled with
4.5x1028 molecules of methane gas at
STP instead of air, what would be the
volume in liters?

Solution: Molecules mole Gas

Vol

This sort of gives new meaning to the term

“air head” doesn’t it?

4.5x1028 molec.
1 mol 22.4 L
6.02x1023 molec.
= 1.7x106 L CH4
1 mol
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One-step problems:

If this flying cow balloon

was filled with sulfur
dioxide gas at STP instead
of hot air, what would it’s
density be?
Solution:
64.064 g SO2 1 mol
1 mol 22.4 L = 2.86 g/L SO2
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One-step problems:

If these balloons are filled with

gas at STP and their density is
1.85 g/L, what is the molar
mass of this gas?

Solution:
1.85 g gas 22.4 L
1L 1 mol = 41.4 g/mol
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Two-step problems:
If this girl inhales all of the
helium from this balloon that
has a volume of 1.25 liters at
STP, how many atoms does
she inhale?
Gas
Solution: Vol
mole Molecules

1 mol 6.02x1023 molecules

1.25 L CO2 = 3.36x1022
22.4 L 1 mol atoms of He
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Two-step problems:
If this girl’s balloon is filled
with 4.0 liters of CO2 gas at
STP and someone popped
it with a pin, what mass in
grams would be released?
Gas Mass
Solution: Vol
mole
(g)

1 mol 44.010 g CO2

4.0 L CO2 = 7.86 g CO2
22.4 L 1 mol