Question 8.8: What is the volume, in liters, of 64.0 g of O2 gas at STP?

What is the volume, in liters, of 64.0 g of O_{2} gas at STP?

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STEP 1   State the given and needed quantities (moles).

ANALYZE THE PROBLEM Given Need Connect
64.0 g of O_{2}(g) at STP liters of O_{2} gas at STP molar mass, molar volume (STP)

STEP 2  Write a plan to calculate the needed quantity.

grams  of  O_{2}     \boxed{Molar  Mass} →      moles  of  O_{2}     \boxed{Molar  volume} →    liters  of  O_{2}

STEP 3   Write the equalities and conversion factors including 22.4 L/mole at STP.

\begin{array}{r c}\boxed{\begin{matrix} 1  mole  of  O_{2} = 32.00  g  of  O_{2} \\\frac{32.00  g  O_{2}}{1  mole  O_{2}} \text{ and } \frac{1  mole  O_{2}}{32.00  g  O_{2}} \end{matrix}} & \boxed{\begin{matrix} 1  mole  of  O_{2} = 22.4  L  of  O_{2}(STP) \\ \frac{22.4  L  O_{2}(STP)}{ 1  mole  O_{2}}\text{ and }\frac{1  mole  O_{2}}{22.4  L  O_{2}(STP)} \end{matrix}}\end{array}

STEP 4   Set up the problem with factors to cancel units.

64.0   \cancel{g  O_{2}}     \times    \boxed{\frac{1  \cancel{mole  O_{2}}}{32.00  \cancel{ g  O_{2}}} }   \times    \boxed{\frac{22.4  L  O_{2}  (STP)}{1  \cancel{ mole  O_{2}}} } = 44.8  L  of  O_{2}  (STP)

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