How is the relative vapor density of a gas related to the relative molecular mass of the gas?
Avogadro's law
It states that the equal volume of any gas under the same pressure and temperature contains the same number of molecules.
Relative vapor density
At the same pressure and temperature, the mass of a given volume of gas in comparison to the mass of a given volume of hydrogen is known as the relative vapor density of a gas or vapor.
Relationship between relative vapor density and relative molecular mass of the gas
Avogadro's law establishes a relationship between relative molecular mass and relative vapor density of a gas.
Let be the volume of a gas, then the formula for relative vapor density of a gas is as follows:
Now apply Avogadro's law as follows:-
One molecule of hydrogen contains . So, the above equation can be written as follows:-
In the above equation, multiply by on both sides as follows:
Hence, the relative molecular mass of gas is two times the relative vapor density.