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  • Calculate Container Volume Using the Ideal Gas Law - Step-by-Step
    Here's how to solve this problem using the Ideal Gas Law:

    1. Convert Units

    * Temperature (T): 5 degrees Celsius to Kelvin: 5 + 273.15 = 278.15 K

    * Pressure (P): 845 mm Hg to atmospheres (atm): 845 mm Hg / 760 mm Hg/atm = 1.112 atm

    * Number of molecules (N): To moles (n): 4.0 x 10^22 molecules / 6.022 x 10^23 molecules/mol = 0.0665 mol

    2. Ideal Gas Law

    The Ideal Gas Law is: PV = nRT

    Where:

    * P = Pressure (in atm)

    * V = Volume (in liters)

    * n = Number of moles

    * R = Ideal gas constant (0.0821 L·atm/mol·K)

    * T = Temperature (in Kelvin)

    3. Solve for Volume (V)

    Rearrange the Ideal Gas Law to solve for V:

    V = (nRT) / P

    4. Calculate

    V = (0.0665 mol * 0.0821 L·atm/mol·K * 278.15 K) / 1.112 atm

    V ≈ 1.37 L

    5. Convert to mL

    V ≈ 1.37 L * 1000 mL/L ≈ 1370 mL

    Therefore, the volume of the container is approximately 1370 mL.

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