1. Understand the Concepts
* Molar Mass: The mass of one mole of a substance (grams per mole, g/mol).
* STP (Standard Temperature and Pressure): 0°C (273.15 K) and 1 atm pressure.
* Ideal Gas Law: PV = nRT, where:
* P = pressure (atm)
* V = volume (L)
* n = number of moles
* R = ideal gas constant (0.0821 L⋅atm/mol⋅K)
* T = temperature (K)
2. Calculate Moles (n)
* Use the ideal gas law to find the number of moles (n) of the gas:
* n = PV / RT
* n = (1 atm)(0.250 L) / (0.0821 L⋅atm/mol⋅K)(273.15 K)
* n ≈ 0.0110 mol
3. Calculate Molar Mass
* Molar mass (M) is mass (m) divided by moles (n):
* M = m / n
* M = 1.00 g / 0.0110 mol
* M ≈ 90.9 g/mol
Therefore, the molar mass of the unknown gas is approximately 90.9 g/mol.