If 3.289 x 1023 atoms of potassium react with excess water, how many liters of hydrogen gas would be produced at STP? (HINT: Watch Significant Figures and Rounding.)

2 K + 2 H2O à 2 KOH + H2

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We must first write the reaction in question (be sure that the reaction is balanced),

2K + 2H₂O → 2KOH + H₂

As you can see, 2 moles of K produce 1 mol of hidrogen gas (H₂)

The Avogadro constant or Avogadro's number (NA) is the number of constituent particles (usually atoms or molecules) that are found in the amount of a mole substance, and it is equal to 6.0221ₓ10²³ particles/mol.

We are going to use the Avogadro´s number and the stequiometric coefficients of the above reaction to calculate the number of moles of hydrogen gas that are produced for 3.289ₓ10²³ atoms of potassium,

[tex]n_{H_{2} } = 3.289 x 10^{23} atoms_{K} x \frac{1 mol_{K} }{6.0221x 10^{23}  atoms_{K}} x \frac{1 mol_{H_{2}}}{2 mol_{K}}[/tex]

→ [tex]n_{H_{2} } = 0.2731 mol_{H_{2} }[/tex]

According to the IUPAC, STP (Standard conditions for Temperature and Pressure) is defined as a temperature of 273.15 K and an absolute pressure of exactly 1 bar which is equal to 0.986923 atm .

To know the volume of H₂ that 0.2731 moles of this substance represents at STP we are going to use the law of ideal gases, assuming that in these conditions H₂ behave as an ideal gas.

According to the law of ideal gases:

PV = nRT   →  V = nRT / P

where P, V, n and T are the pressure, volume, moles and temperature of the gas in question while R is the gas constant (0.082057 atm L / mol K)

Then,

[tex]V_{H_{2} } = \frac{n_{H_{2} } R T  }{P} = \frac{0.2731 mol x 0.082057 \frac{atm L}{mol K}  x 273.15 K}{1 atm}[/tex]

→  [tex]V_{H_{2} } = 6.20 L[/tex]

So, the liters of hydrogen gas that are produced at STP by 3.289ₓ10²³ atoms of potassium are 6.20 L

Excess reagents are chemicals that are not completely consumed in a reaction. At STP volume of the hydrogen gas produced is 6.20 L.

What is Avogadro's number?

Avogadro's number or constant is a specific number that includes the molecules and the atoms of the compounds and is equal to [tex]6.0221 \times 10^{23}\;\rm particles/mol.[/tex]

The balanced chemical reaction can be shown as:

[tex]\rm 2K + 2H_{2}O \rightarrow 2KOH + H_{2}[/tex]

From the reaction, it can be said that 1 mole of potassium is used to produce 1 mole of hydrogen gas.

Moles of hydrogen produced is calculated using the Avogadro's number as:

[tex]\begin{aligned}\text{Moles of H}_{2} &= 3.289 \times 10^{23} \times \dfrac{1}{6.0233\times 10^{23}}\times \dfrac{1}{2}\\\\&= 0.2731\;\rm mol\end{aligned}[/tex]

At STP condition the pressure will be 1 atm and the temperature will be 273.15 K for  0.2731 mol of hydrogen gas.

The volume is calculated using the ideal gas equation as:

[tex]\begin{aligned}\rm V &= \rm \dfrac{nRT}{P}\\\\&= \dfrac{0.2731\times 0.082057\times 273.15}{1}\\\\&= 6.20\;\rm L\end{aligned}[/tex]

Therefore, at STP the volume of hydrogen gas is 6.20 L.

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