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Ideal Gas Law worksheet

Grades 10–11 · CCSS HSA.CED.A.4

Solve each problem and show your work. Round answers to 2 decimal places where needed.

  1. Problem 1.
    • Solve for: Amount (n)
    • Absolute pressure (P): 1 atm
    • Volume (V): 24 L
    • Temperature (T): 0 °C

    Find: Amount of gas

  2. Problem 2.
    • Solve for: Temperature (T)
    • Absolute pressure (P): 1 atm
    • Volume (V): 17 L
    • Amount of gas (n): 1 mol
    • Show temperature in: Celsius (°C)

    Find: Temperature

  3. Problem 3.
    • Solve for: Volume (V)
    • Absolute pressure (P): 1 atm
    • Amount of gas (n): 1 mol
    • Temperature (T): 0 °C
    • Show volume in: Milliliters (mL)

    Find: Volume

  4. Problem 4.
    • Solve for: Volume (V)
    • Absolute pressure (P): 2 atm
    • Amount of gas (n): 1 mol
    • Temperature (T): 0 °C
    • Show volume in: Cubic feet (ft³)

    Find: Volume

  5. Problem 5.
    • Solve for: Amount (n)
    • Absolute pressure (P): 1 atm
    • Volume (V): 25 L
    • Temperature (T): 0 °C

    Find: Amount of gas

  6. Problem 6.
    • Solve for: Amount (n)
    • Absolute pressure (P): 1 atm
    • Volume (V): 32.5 L
    • Temperature (T): 0 °C

    Find: Amount of gas

  7. Problem 7.
    • Solve for: Temperature (T)
    • Absolute pressure (P): 1 atm
    • Volume (V): 28 L
    • Amount of gas (n): 1 mol
    • Show temperature in: Kelvin (K)

    Find: Temperature

  8. Problem 8.
    • Solve for: Pressure (P)
    • Volume (V): 18 L
    • Amount of gas (n): 1 mol
    • Temperature (T): 0 °C
    • Show pressure in: Megapascals (MPa)

    Find: Pressure

  9. Problem 9.
    • Solve for: Temperature (T)
    • Absolute pressure (P): 1 atm
    • Volume (V): 22 L
    • Amount of gas (n): 1 mol
    • Show temperature in: Kelvin (K)

    Find: Temperature

  10. Problem 10.
    • Solve for: Amount (n)
    • Absolute pressure (P): 1 atm
    • Volume (V): 20 L
    • Temperature (T): 0 °C

    Find: Amount of gas

Answer key: Ideal Gas Law worksheet

  1. 1. Amount of gas: 1.07 mol

    1. Put the temperature in kelvins, a scale that starts at absolute zero: add 273.15

      0 °C+273.15=273.15 K
    2. Convert pressure to Pa, the standard unit the formula needs (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)

      1 atm×101,325=101,325 Pa
    3. Convert volume to m³, the standard unit the formula needs (1 L = 0.001 m³)

      24 L×0.001=0.024 m³
    4. Find the moles of gas: multiply pressure by volume, then divide by R times the temperature

      101,325×0.0248.314462618×273.15=1.0707608 mol
  2. 2. Temperature: -65.98 °C

    1. Convert pressure to Pa, the standard unit the formula needs (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)

      1 atm×101,325=101,325 Pa
    2. Convert volume to m³, the standard unit the formula needs (1 L = 0.001 m³)

      17 L×0.001=0.017 m³
    3. Find the temperature: multiply pressure by volume, then divide by the moles times the gas constant R

      101,325×0.0171×8.314462618=207.172138 K
    4. Change the answer back to Celsius: subtract 273.15

      207.172138 K−273.15=−65.977862 °C
  3. 3. Volume: 22,413.97 mL

    1. Put the temperature in kelvins, a scale that starts at absolute zero: add 273.15

      0 °C+273.15=273.15 K
    2. Convert pressure to Pa, the standard unit the formula needs (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)

      1 atm×101,325=101,325 Pa
    3. Find the volume: multiply the moles, the gas constant R and the temperature, then divide by the pressure

      1×8.314462618×273.15101,325=0.0224139695 m³
    4. Convert to mL, the unit you chose: divide by 0.000001

      0.02241396950.000001=22,413.969545 mL
  4. 4. Volume: 0.4 ft³

    1. Put the temperature in kelvins, a scale that starts at absolute zero: add 273.15

      0 °C+273.15=273.15 K
    2. Convert pressure to Pa, the standard unit the formula needs (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)

      2 atm×101,325=202,650 Pa
    3. Find the volume: multiply the moles, the gas constant R and the temperature, then divide by the pressure

      1×8.314462618×273.15202,650=0.0112069848 m³
    4. Convert to ft³, the unit you chose: divide by 0.028316846592

      0.01120698480.028316846592=0.395771 ft³
  5. 5. Amount of gas: 1.12 mol

    1. Put the temperature in kelvins, a scale that starts at absolute zero: add 273.15

      0 °C+273.15=273.15 K
    2. Convert pressure to Pa, the standard unit the formula needs (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)

      1 atm×101,325=101,325 Pa
    3. Convert volume to m³, the standard unit the formula needs (1 L = 0.001 m³)

      25 L×0.001=0.025 m³
    4. Find the moles of gas: multiply pressure by volume, then divide by R times the temperature

      101,325×0.0258.314462618×273.15=1.11537584 mol
  6. 6. Amount of gas: 1.45 mol

    1. Put the temperature in kelvins, a scale that starts at absolute zero: add 273.15

      0 °C+273.15=273.15 K
    2. Convert pressure to Pa, the standard unit the formula needs (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)

      1 atm×101,325=101,325 Pa
    3. Convert volume to m³, the standard unit the formula needs (1 L = 0.001 m³)

      32.5 L×0.001=0.0325 m³
    4. Find the moles of gas: multiply pressure by volume, then divide by R times the temperature

      101,325×0.03258.314462618×273.15=1.44998859 mol
  7. 7. Temperature: 341.22 K

    1. Convert pressure to Pa, the standard unit the formula needs (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)

      1 atm×101,325=101,325 Pa
    2. Convert volume to m³, the standard unit the formula needs (1 L = 0.001 m³)

      28 L×0.001=0.028 m³
    3. Find the temperature: multiply pressure by volume, then divide by the moles times the gas constant R

      101,325×0.0281×8.314462618=341.224698 K
  8. 8. Pressure: 0.13 MPa

    1. Put the temperature in kelvins, a scale that starts at absolute zero: add 273.15

      0 °C+273.15=273.15 K
    2. Convert volume to m³, the standard unit the formula needs (1 L = 0.001 m³)

      18 L×0.001=0.018 m³
    3. Find the pressure: multiply the moles, the gas constant R and the temperature, then divide by the volume

      1×8.314462618×273.150.018=126,171.970228 Pa
    4. Convert to MPa, the unit you chose: divide by 1,000,000

      126,171.9702281,000,000=0.126172 MPa
  9. 9. Temperature: 268.11 K

    1. Convert pressure to Pa, the standard unit the formula needs (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)

      1 atm×101,325=101,325 Pa
    2. Convert volume to m³, the standard unit the formula needs (1 L = 0.001 m³)

      22 L×0.001=0.022 m³
    3. Find the temperature: multiply pressure by volume, then divide by the moles times the gas constant R

      101,325×0.0221×8.314462618=268.10512 K
  10. 10. Amount of gas: 0.89 mol

    1. Put the temperature in kelvins, a scale that starts at absolute zero: add 273.15

      0 °C+273.15=273.15 K
    2. Convert pressure to Pa, the standard unit the formula needs (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)

      1 atm×101,325=101,325 Pa
    3. Convert volume to m³, the standard unit the formula needs (1 L = 0.001 m³)

      20 L×0.001=0.02 m³
    4. Find the moles of gas: multiply pressure by volume, then divide by R times the temperature

      101,325×0.028.314462618×273.15=0.89230067 mol