Kinetic Theory
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Estimate the fraction of molecular volume to the actual volume occupied by oxygen gas at STP. Take the diameter of an oxygen molecule to be 3 Å .
Solution:
Here, the diameter of an oxygen molecule, d = 3 Å = 3 × 10 – 10 m
The radius of an oxygen molecule
r =
=
m
Molecular volume of one mole of oxygen,V ′
= Volume of one molecule of oxygen × Avogadro number( N )
=
π r 3 × N
V ′ =
× 3.14 × (
) 3 × 6.023 × 10 23 = 8.52 × 10 − 6 m 3
Actual volume occupied by one mole of oxygen gas at S.T.P.V = 22 , 400 c m 3
= 22 , 400 × 10 – 6 m 3
∴ Fraction of molecular volume of the actual volume occupied by
O 2 =
=
= 3.8 × 10 − 4 ≃ 4 × 10 − 4
The radius of an oxygen molecule
Molecular volume of one mole of oxygen,
= Volume of one molecule of oxygen × Avogadro number
Actual volume occupied by one mole of oxygen gas at S.T.P.
∴ Fraction of molecular volume of the actual volume occupied by
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