As an Ideal Gas, 1 Mol of Carbon Dioxide Would

question 36

Multiple Choice

As an ideal gas, 1 mol of carbon dioxide would occupy 22.4 L at 273 K and 1 atm pressure. Use the van der Waals equation to predict the actual pressure of 1 mol of carbon dioxide in a volume of 22.4 L at 273 K. For carbon dioxide: a = 3.59 L² · atm/mol² and b = 0.0427 L/mol.

• A) 0.990 atm
• B) 0.995 atm
• C) 1.000 atm
• D) 1.005 atm
• E) 1.010 atm