Consider three 1 L flasks at STP. Flask A contains NH3 gas, flask B contains NO2 gas, and flask C contains N2 gas. Which contains the largest number of molecules? In which flask are the molecules least polar and therefore most ideal in behavior?

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Josh

1 April, 22:02

Consider three 1 L flasks at STP. Flask A contains NH3 gas, flask B contains NO2 gas, and flask C contains N2 gas. Which contains the largest number of molecules? In which flask are the molecules least polar and therefore most ideal in behavior?

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Gunnar Walls · Answer 1

1 mole of gas occupies 22.4 L at STP. Therefore, each gas has 1/22.4 moles and because the number of moles is the same, the number of molecules of each gas is also the same.

The least polar molecules are of N₂ and they will show the most ideal behavior out of all three of the gases.