Chemistry: Matter and Change

Section 1: The Gas Laws

Self Check Quizzes

1
The pressure of a sample of helium in a 1.0-L container is 0.857 atm. What is the new pressure if the sample is placed in a 0.5-L container? (Assume the temperature is constant.)
A)0.143 atm
B)0.429 atm
C)1.38 atm
D)1.71 atm
2
A gas occupies a volume of 1.0 L at 25°C. What volume will the gas occupy at 100°C?
A)1.0 L
B)1.3 L
C)0.80 L
D)4.0 L
3
A 0.5-L container of nitrogen gas is heated under constant pressure to the boiling point of water. What is its new volume?
A)0.5 L
B)0.64 L
C)0.79 L
D)0.86 L
4
At constant volume, a container of gas at atmospheric pressure is heated from 27 degrees Celsius to 77 degrees Celsius. What is the final pressure?

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A)0.35 atm
B)1.2 atm
C)0.86 atm
D)2.8 atm
5
A sample of gas starts at 1.00 atm, 0.00 degrees Celsius, and 30.0 mL. What is the volume if the temperature increases to 27.0 degrees Celsius and the pressure increases to 2 atm?

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A)54.6 mL
B)65.9 mL
C)13.7 mL
D)16.5 mL
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