1. Understand STP
STP stands for Standard Temperature and Pressure. It's defined as:
* Temperature: 0°C (273.15 K)
* Pressure: 1 atm
2. Use the Ideal Gas Law
The ideal gas law relates pressure (P), volume (V), number of moles (n), the ideal gas constant (R), and temperature (T):
PV = nRT
3. Rearrange the equation to solve for moles (n)
n = PV / RT
4. Plug in the values
* P: 1 atm
* V: 135 L
* R: 0.0821 L⋅atm/mol⋅K (Ideal gas constant)
* T: 273.15 K
5. Calculate
n = (1 atm * 135 L) / (0.0821 L⋅atm/mol⋅K * 273.15 K)
n ≈ 6.00 moles
Therefore, there are approximately 6.00 moles of oxygen gas in 135 L at STP.