Respuesta :
Answer:
A) Length of an edge = 3.38 × 10^(-9) m
B) 34 times the diameter of a molecule.
C) 11 times the atomic spacing in solids.
Explanation:
A) We will use Avogadro's hypothesis to solve this. It states that 1 mole of gas occupies 22.4 L at STP.
We want to find the volume occupied by 1 mole of gas at 1.06 atm pressure and temperature of 28 °C (= 301 K).
Thus, by the ideal gas equation, we have;
V_mole = (1 × 22.4/273) × (301/1.06) = 23.3 L = 0.0233 m³
Now, since from avogadros number, 1 mole of gas contains 6.02 x 10^(23) molecules, then volume occupied by a molecule is given by;
V_molecule = 0.0233/(6.02 × 10^(23)) m³ = 3.87 x 10^(-26) m³
Thus, length of an edge of the cube = ∛(3.87 × 10^(-26)) = 3.38 × 10^(-9) m
B) We are told that The diameter of a typical molecule is about 10^(-10) m.
Thus, the distance is about;
(3.38 × 10^(-9))/(10^(-10)) ≈ 34 times the diameter of a molecule.
C) We are told that the spacing of atoms is typically are about 0.3 nm apart
Thus;
The separation will be about;
(3.38 × 10^(-9))/(0.3 × 10^(-9)) ≈ 11 times the atomic spacing in solids.
