D-8
REPORT: EXPERIMENT D - DETERMINATION OF THE
UNIVERSAL GAS CONSTANT
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Section ___________ Date ___________________
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Part A:
Calculation of R
Show all calculations using units and correct number of significant figures.
1.
a)
Determine the moles of HSO3NH2 used in each run? (1.0 mark)
b)
Write the balanced molecular equation for the reaction that produces N
2(g)
. (0.1 mark)
2.
Moles of N
2(g)
produced in each run? (0.5 marks)
(i)
(iv)
(ii)
(v)
(iii)
3.
Complete the Table at the end of this question to determine the pressure of the N
2(g)
.
a)
Calculate the pressure correction, P
wc
, from the height of the water column, h, in your buret after
reaction (see Figure 2). Show calculations for all runs. (0.5 marks)