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Gas Law Test!

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following do the units need to be converted to be used in all gas law equations?

a)

Temperature (Celsius to Kelvin)

b)

Volume (Liters to Kiloliters)

c)

Pressure (atm to psi)

d)

moles (grams to moles)

2.

Which of the following would increase the (gas) pressure of a system?

a)

Decreasing the kinetic energy

b)

Increasing the Volume

c)

Increasing the energy of the particles

d)

Removing gas particles

3.

TRUE or FALSE the properties of Gases (pressure, volume, temperature) are all directly proportional to each other?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

The gas constant (R) value in the ideal gas law is dependent on the units of....

a)

Temperature

b)

Volume

c)

Pressure

d)

Moles

5.

Boyle showed that Pressure and Volume have an inverse relationship. This means that as the pressure of a gas goes up...

a)

the volume goes up as well

b)

the volume goes down

c)

the volume remains the same

d)

the volume changes by 1/V

6.

If you increase the pressure of a gas in a closed container the temperature will...

a)

Not be affected

b)

Increase

c)

Decrease

d)

You can't change the pressure

7.

The image shows a relationship that is

a)

directly proportional

b)

inversely proportional

c)

exponentialy proportional

d)

explicitly descriptive

8.

The image shows a relationship that is

a)

directly proportional

b)

inversely proportional

c)

exponentially proportional

d)

explicitly exquisite

9.

According to the Kinetic Molecular Theory, the temperature of a gas relates to the...

a)

size of the space the gas occupies

b)

speed of the molecules as they move in a container

c)

molecule type

d)

partial pressure

10.

What kind of relationship exists between volume and temperature for an ideal gas? (Charles' Law)

a)

a directly proportional relationship

b)

an inversely proportional relationship

c)

an exponential relationship

d)

an inverse exponential relationship

11.

When the temperature of gas in a soda can becomes lower, the volume the gas occupies within that can...

a)

becomes lower

b)

becomes higher

c)

stays the same

d)

cannot be predicted

12.

Which reasoning best explains why pressure increases if temperature increases?

a)

As the number of molecules increase, the number of collisions increase

b)

As the speed of the molecules increase, the force and frequency of their collisions increase

c)

As the size of the molecules increase, the force of their collisions increase

d)

As the type of the molecule changes, the types of collisions change

13.
Which of the following would increase the (gas) pressure of a system?
a)
Increase the Temperature
b)
Pump in more gas
c)
Decrease the volume
d)
All of these
14.

Pressure is

a)

defined as the mass that an object exerts when at rest.

b)

not a measurable in gases.

c)

defined as the number of moles of substance divided by the mass of the substance.

d)

created by the force of the gas particles impacting the walls of the container.

15.

What describes the motion of a Gas Molecule?

a)

Molecules are far apart

b)

Move in constant, random motion

c)

It will travel in a straight path

d)

All of the above

16.

If pressure goes down in a container, what happens to volume when the temperature is held constant.

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

17.

How would you convert 34oC to Kelvin?

a)

K = oC + 273

b)

oC = K + 273

c)

K = oC - 273

d)

oC = K + 273

18.
When the temperature of matter increases the particles...
a)
speed up and move closer
b)
speed up and move farther apart
c)
slow down and move closer together
d)
slow down and move farther apart
19.

What about gases can be measured?

a)

Pressure and Volume

b)

Temperature, Volume, and Pressure

c)

Volume and Temperature

d)

Pressure, Temperature, Volume, and amount in moles or grams

20.

Which one of these is NOT an Ideal Gas Assumption?

a)

Gas particles are hard, round spheres.

b)

Gas particles are strongly attracted to one another.

c)

Gas particles do not take up space.

d)

Gas particles collide perfectly elastically.

21.
Which container will have a lower pressure?
a)
left
b)
right
c)
they both have the same pressure
d)
I don't know
22.
True or False: Gases can be compressed. 
a)
True
b)
False
23.

The energy of movement is ___.

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

mechanical energy

24.

The more energy that particles have, the ___ they move.

a)

slower

b)

faster

25.

What formula would you use to solve the following: A 0.562 L container of Helium has a pressure of 9.5 atm. What volume would be necessary to decrease the pressure to 2.4 atm?

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

What formula would you use to solve the following: A sample of nitrogen gas was collected over water at a temperature of 23.0°C. What is the partial pressure of nitrogen if the atmospheric pressure (total) was 785 mmHg and the vapor pressure of water was 21.1 mmHg?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

What formula would you use to solve the following: A container of carbon monoxide gas is at a temperature of 65.0 °C and occupies a volume of 6.5L. At what temperature would it occupy a volume of 10.2L?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

What formula would you use to solve the following: At high altitudes, pilots have to supplement their supply of oxygen. In this mixture, there are oxygen and nitrogen gases. If nitrogen’s partial pressure is 250mmHg, calculate the partial pressure of oxygen if the total pressure is 710mmHg.

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

What formula would you use to solve the following: 6.25L of nitrogen gas is known to contain 5.21 moles. If the amount of nitrogen is increased to 12.64 moles, what new volume will result (at unchanged temperature and pressure)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

What formula would you use to solve the following problem: 76 L of compressed oxygen is at a temperature of 330 K. If there are 7.3 moles of oxygen in the container, calculate the pressure (in atm) inside the container.

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

In the Question: A cylinder has a volume of 5.4 L of air at a pressure of 140 atm. If the volume is increased to 12.4L, what would the new pressure be? Which answer choice has the data correctly labeled?

a)

P1=5.4L, V1=140atm; P2= 12.4L, V2= ?

b)

P1=140atm, V1=5.4L ; P2= ?, V2=12.4L

c)

T1=140atm, V1=5.4L ; T2= ?, V2=12.4L

d)

There was no important data to label

32.

A gas has a volume of 4 liters at 500K. What will its volume be (in liters) at 300K? (V1/T1 = V2/T2)

a)

1.4L

b)

1.8L

c)

2.0L

d)

2.4L

33.

If I have 2.00 moles of a gas at a temperature of 250.K and a volume of 8.50 liters, what is the pressure? (PV = nRT where R = 0.0821)

a)

0.673atm

b)

1.41atm

c)

2.91atm

d)

4.83atm

34.

If I have 1.00 moles of a gas at a pressure of 1.20 atm and a volume of 16.0 liters, what is the temperature? (PV = nRT where R = 0.0821)

a)

128K

b)

234K

c)

341K

d)

426K

35.

A gas has a volume of 5 liters at 3 atm. To expand the volume to 6L, what the new pressure? (V1P1 = V2P2)

a)

0.5atm

b)

1.5atm

c)

2.5atm

d)

3.0atm

36.

A sample of gas has a pressure of 2.5 atm. When its volume is changed to 10.0 L, the pressure becomes 1.0 atm. What was the original volume of gas? (V1P1 = V2P2)

a)

25 L

b)

0.25 L

c)

0.4 L

d)

4.0 L

37.

Calculate the volume that a 0.323-mol sample of a gas will occupy at 265 K and a pressure of 0.900 atm (PV = nRT where R = 0.0821)

a)

7.18 L

b)

7.81 L

c)

4.63 L

d)

4.36 L

38.

A student inflates a balloon with helium then places it in the freezer. The student should expect

a)

the balloon's volume to increase

b)

the balloon's volume to decrease

c)

the balloon's moles to increase

d)

the balloon's moles to decrease

39.

A sample of a gas has a volume of 852 mL at 298 K. What temperature is necessary for the gas to have a volume of 945 mL? Which equation would you use?

a)

Pt = P1 + P2 + P3 + ...

b)

P1V1 = P2V2

c)

V1/T1 = V2/T2

d)

P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2

40.

A gas has a pressure of 1.50 atm at a temperature of 273 K. What will be the pressure at 410 K? (V1/T1 = V2/T2)

a)

.99 atm

b)

2.25 atm

c)

.75 atm

d)

2.5 atm

41.
At 249 kPa sample of nitrogen is heated from 86 degrees Celsius to 107 degrees Celsius.  What pressure will the sample have at the higher temperature?
a)
264 kPa
b)
266 kPa
c)
842 kPa
d)
824 kPa
42.

Dalton's law equation is used to find what?

a)

the density of a pure gas

b)

the total pressure of a pure gas

c)

the total pressure of a gas mixture

d)

the volume of a gas mixture

43.

What is the total pressure of the heliox gas in the diagram?

a)

300 kPa

b)

100 kPa

c)

400 kPa

d)

500 kPa

44.

In a mixture of gases, each gas contributes to the total pressure. The individual contribution of each gas is known as the _________________.

a)

partial volume

b)

partial pressure

c)

molar mass

d)

mole ratio

45.
What is the pressure in a container that has 3atm H2, 2atm of N2 and 5 atm of F2?
a)
2 atm
b)
3 atm
c)
5 atm
d)
10 atm
46.
A container is filled with H2, and H2O. Calculate the partial pressure of H2 when the pressure of water is 17torr. The total pressure of the gases is 750torr.
a)
767.5torr
b)
732torr
c)
42.86torr