Answer to Question #64376 in General Chemistry for ali jamal abu el rub

Question

1-suppose that a drop of water was trapped under the edge of the aluminum cap in the final weighing, what effect would this have had on the reported molecular weight?


2-Gases are likely to deviate from the ideal behavior when near liquefaction. in what direction would such deviation affect the reported molecular weight in this experiment.

Answer 1

1) The reported molecular weight will be higher.
2) The molecular weight will also be higher than the real one.