5.11 A student forgot to add the reaction mixture to the round bottomed flask at 27 °C but instead he/she placed the flask on the flame. After a lapse of time, he realized his mistake, and using a pyrometer he found the temperature of the flask was 477 °C. What fraction of air would have been expelled out?


Let the volume of the round bottomed flask be V.
Then, the volume of air inside the flask at 27° C is V.
Now,
           V1=V
T1=27°C=300KV2=?
T2=477°C=750K
According to Charles's law,
V1T1=V2T2
V2=V1T2T1
=750V300
=2.5V
Therefore, volume of air expelled out = 2.5 V – V = 1.5 V
Hence, fraction of air expelled out = 1.5V2.5V=35