AP Gases Self-Check Problems

(Yes I know the question numbers dont go in order live with it.)
1. Approximately how many molecules are in 11 g of carbon dioxide gas?
(a) 1.5 x 1023 (b) 3 X 1023 (c) 6 X 1023 (d) 2.4 X 1023
2. At STP, 0.20 mole of nitrogen gas, N2, has a volume of :
(a) 1.12 L (b) 2.24 L (c) 4.48 L (d) 22.4 L
3. A fixed volume of oxygen gas, O2, exerts a pressure of 1.00 atm at a temperature
of 25o C. What is the pressure of the gas when it is heated to 100o C?
(a) 0.25 atm (b) 1.25 atm (c) 2.5 atm (d) 4 atm
4. The partial pressures of a gaseous mixture are as follows: hydrogen 200 torr, carbon
dioxide 150 torr, methane 320 torr, and ethylene 105 torr. What is the mole percent
of hydrogen. (a) 20 (b) 25.8 (c) 38.8 (d) 41.7
5. When the absolute temperature of a fixed quantity of an ideal gas is quadrupled and
the pressure is doubled, what is the net effect on the volume of the gas?
(a) volume remains constant (b) volume doubles (c) volume quadruples
(d) volume increases eight times
6. A mixture of 11 g of CO2 and 8 g of O2 and an undetermined amount of H2
occupies 22.4 L at 760 torr and 0o C. How many grams of H2 are present?
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.5 (c) 1 (d) 2
7. The vapor pressure exhibited by a liquid in a closed container depends upon the:
(a) shape of the container (b) surface area of the liquid (c) temperature and nature
of the liquid (d) amount of liquid present in the container
8. What volume of gaseous oxygen, collected at 819o C and 760 torr pressure is formed
by the decomposition of 0.2 moles of Ag2O? 2Ag2O 4 Ag + O2
(a) 1.12 L (b) 2.24 L (c) 4.48 L (d) 8.96 L
9. A sample of helium gas, present in a closed container of constant volume, is heated
until the absolute temperature has been doubled. Which one of the following
properties also doubles? (a) density (b) number of molecules (c) average molecular
speed (d) pressure
11. What is the volume of 14 g of nitrogen gas, N2, at a pressure of 2 atm and a
temperature of 27o C? (a) 5.6 L (b) 6.15 L (c) 11.2 L (d) 12.3 L

12. At standard temperature and pressure(STP), four balloons are filled each with one
gram of different gases: Ar, HCl, N2, or NO. Which balloon contains the most
molecules of gas? (a) Ar (b) HCl (c) N2 (d) NO (e) All are the same
13. A 0.10 g sample of zinc is added to excess hydrochloric acid. When the reaction is
complete, what is the volume of gas, in ml, at STP that was evolved by the metal
sample? Zn + 2H+ Zn2+ + H2
(a) 10 (b) 17 (c) 34 (d) 68
14. A weather balloon is filled with 10 L of air at atmospheric conditions, 27o C and
0.982 atm. It is released into the upper atmosphere where the temperature is
2o C and the pressure is 0.49 atm. What is the new volume of the balloon?
(a) 5.8 X 10-5 L (b) 1.5 L (c) 18 L (d) 20 L (e) 23 L
16. The pressure on 525 cm3 of helium gas is increased from 2 atm to 3 atm at a
constant temperature. What is the new volume? (a) 263 cm3 (b) 350 cm3
(c) 788 cm3 (d) 1575 cm3
Use the following choices to select the correct answer for questions 18-21
(a) He (b) Ne (c) Ar (d) Kr (e) all the same
20. With all gases at the same temperature, the one with the largest kinetic
energy.
21. With all gases at the same temperature, the one with the highest average
velocity.
22. How many liters of H2, measured at STP, would be produced from 2.7 g of
Al? 2Al + 6HCl 2 AlCl3 + 3H2
(a) 1.49 L (b) 2.24 L (c) 3.36 L (d) 7.47 L
23. An ideal gas at 300 K and 1 atm is contained in a flexible vessel. Its volume is
then reduced to one-half the original volume and the pressure remains unchanged.
The new temperature is: (a) 75 K (b) 150 K (c) 300 K (d) 600 K
24. What is the density of argon in a 4.5 L bulb at 0.5 atm and 273 K?
(a) 4.5 g/L (b) 8.9 g/L (c) 2.2 g/L (d) 1.8 g/L (e) 0.89 g/L
25. If 6.6 g of a gaseous compound occupies a volume of 1.2 L at 27o C and 0.967 atm,
the molecular weight of the compound is: (a) 109 (b) 123 (c) 140 (d) 165

26. The kinetic molecular theory of ideal gases assumes that: (a) the collisions of gas
molecules are inelastic (b) all gas molecules travel at the same speed (c) gas
molecules exert no pressure on the walls (d) the volume of a gas molecule is
negligible
27. If a sample of an ideal gas has its pressure doubled and its Kelvin temperature
tripled, its volume will be: (a) 3/2 of its original value (b) 1/2 of its original value
(c) 2/3 of the original value (d) 6 times the original value
28. Gas A has a volume of 2 L at 250 K and 3 atm. Gas B has a volume of 2 L at
500 K and 6 atm. The ratio: number of molecules of A/ number of molecules B
is: (a) 1/1 (b) 2/1 (c) 1/2 (d) 1/4
29. A flask contains 1 g of ethene gas, C2H4, at STP. It is emptied and the refilled
with 1.5 g of an unknown gas at STP. What is the molecular weight of the
unknown gas? (a) 2.5 (b) 28 (c) 33.6 (d) 42
30. Which gas diffuses the most rapidly? ( All gases are at the same T and P.)
(a) Ne (b) O2 (c) NH3 (d) SO2
31. Gas A has a diffusion rate of 0.0862 cm/s. Under the same experimental
conditions, CO2 has a diffusion rate of 0.1509 cm/s. What is the molecular
weight of gas A? (a) 14.4 (b) 25.1 (c) 58.2 (d) 135
32. Calculate the molar mass of an ideal gas which has a density of 1.87 g/L at
30o C and a pressure of 0.98 atm. (a) 31.2 (b) 39.3 (c) 47.4 (d) 114
33. 16 grams of oxygen, 8 grams of hydrogen, and 32 grams of sulfur dioxide are placed
together in a vessel. The total pressure exerted by the mixture of gases if 756 torr.
The partial pressure exerted by the oxygen is: (a) 75.6 torr (b) 216 torr (c) 252 torr
(d) 756 torr
34. A 320 cm3 sample of a mixture of oxygen gas saturated with water vapor at 22o C
exerts a total pressure of 748 torr. At 22o C the vapor pressure of water is
20 torr. Calculate the number of grams of oxygen in the sample.
(a) 0.203 (b) 0.405 (c) 0.416 (d) 308
Answers
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. B
6. C

7. C
8. D
9. D
11. B
12. C
13. C
14. C

16.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

B
E
A
C
B
E
C

26. D
27. A
28. A

29. D
30. C
31. D

32. C
33. A
34. B