Ch 11 Section 3 Flashcards
joseph gay-lussac observed that 2 L of hydrogen can react with 1 L of oxygen to form 2 L of water vapor at
constant temperature and pressure
Lussac’s reaction shows a simple and definite 2:1:2 relationship between the volumes of the
reactants and the product
two volumes of hydrogen react with 1 volume of oxygen to produce 2 volumes of
water vapor
the 2:1:2 relationship for this reaction applies to any
proportions for volume
gay-lussac also noticed simple and definite proportions by
volume in other reactions of gases
Gay-Lussac’s law of combining volumes of gases states that at constant temperature and pressure, the volumes of gaseous reactnats and products can be expressed as
ratios of small whole numbers
law of combining volumes of gases as well as avogadro’s insight provided a better understanding of how gases react and
combine with each other
in 1811, avogadro found a way to explain Gay-Lussac’s simple ratios o combining volumes without violating Dalton’s idea of
indivisible atoms
avogadro rejected dalton’s idea that reactant elements are always in monatomic form when they
combine to form products
avogadro’s law states that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain
equal numbers of molecules
avogadro reasoned that molecules combining to form products could contain more than one
atom
at the same temperature and pressure, the volume of any given gas varies directly with the number of
molecules
avogadro’s law indicates that gas volume is directly proportional to the amount of
gas, at a given temp and pressure
V=
kn
avogadro’s reasoning applies to the combining volumes for the reaction of hydrogen and oxygen to form
water vvapor
while dalton thought the formula of water was HO, avogadro’s reasoning established that the formula must be
h2o