A 0.192 mol sample of Xe gas is contained in a 5.00L flask at room temperature and pressure. What is the density of the gas, in grams/liter, under these conditions



Answer :

In this question, we have to find the density of a sample of Xe gas that has 0.192 moles in a 5.00 L flask, in order to calculate the density, we need to have:

d = m/V

We already have the volume, 5.00 L, but we don't need the mass yet, we will use the number of moles and the molar mass of Xe to find this final mass, the molar mass is 131.293g/mol:

131.293g = 1 mol

x grams = 0.192 moles

x = 25.2 grams of Xe gas

Now we use the formula for density:

d = 25.2/5

d = 5.04 g/L