william_hill
Sep 15, 2008, 07:18 PM
Ok so say you have 50. liters and your turning that into molecules how would you do and what would the answer be? Any answer is welcome as long as its logic.
-Thank you
ebaines
Sep 16, 2008, 05:28 AM
50 liters of what?
If you are talking about a liquid, you will need to know the density of the liquid (how much does 5 liters weigh), and the molecular weight of the liquid (grams per mole) - then you can convert like this:
Volume(liters) x grams/liter X 1/(grams/mole) x Avogadro's number (molecules/mole) = molecules.
If it's a gas you're talking about, then you can use the ideal gas law: PV=nRT. You will need to know the gas's pressure (P) and temperature (T) - then the number of moles is n = RT/PV. Once you have a value for n, you can multiply by Avogadro's number to get the number of molecules.