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  • Sep 15, 2008, 07:18 PM
    william_hill
    Conversion Trouble
    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
  • Sep 16, 2008, 05:28 AM
    ebaines
    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.

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