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How is the relative vapor density of a gas related to the relative molecular mass of the gas?


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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 V be the volume of a gas, then the formula for relative vapor density of a gas is as follows:

Relativevapordensity=MassofvolumeVofthegasMassofvolumeVofhydrogen

Now apply Avogadro's law as follows:-

Relativevapordensity=Massof1moleculeofthegasMassof1moleculeofhydrogen

One molecule of hydrogen contains 2atoms. So, the above equation can be written as follows:-

Relativevapordensity=Massof1moleculeofthegasMassof2atomsofhydrogen

In the above equation, multiply by 2 on both sides as follows:

2×Relativevapordensity=Massof1moleculeofthegasMassof1atomofhydrogen

2×Relativevapordensity=Relativemolecularmassofgas

Hence, the relative molecular mass of gas is two times the relative vapor density.


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