When Given the Pressure and Volume of a Gaseous System

question 71

Multiple Choice

When given the pressure and volume of a gaseous system, as well as the mass of the gas in grams, how can the ideal gas law be used to determine the system's temperature?

• A)Simply plug in the numbers given to determine the temperature.
• B)First, compute the number of moles of gas, then use the Ideal gas law to solve the problem.
• C)Convert the pressure into atmospheres, the volume into liters, then determine the temperature from these numbers.
• D)It can't be done; more information is needed.

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