Answer: (1). There are 0.0165 moles of gaseous arsine (AsH3) occupy 0.372 L at STP.
(2). The density of gaseous arsine is 3.45 g/L.
Explanation:
1). At STP the pressure is 1 atm and temperature is 273.15 K. So, using the ideal gas equation number of moles are calculated as follows.
PV = nRT
where,
P = pressure
V = volume
n = number of moles
R = gas constant = 0.0821 L atm/mol K
T = temperature
Substitute the values into above formula as follows.
[tex]PV = nRT\\1 atm \times 0.372 L = n \times 0.0821 L atm/mol K \times 273.15 K\\n = 0.0165 mol[/tex]
2). As number of moles are also equal to mass of a substance divided by its molar mass.
So, number of moles of Arsine [tex](AsH_{3})[/tex] (molar mass = 77.95 g/mol) is as follows.
[tex]No. of moles = \frac{mass}{molar mass}\\0.0165 mol = \frac{mass}{77.95 g/mol}\\mass = 1.286 g[/tex]
Density is the mass of substance divided by its volume. Hence, density of arsine is calculated as follows.
[tex]Density = \frac{mass}{volume}\\= \frac{1.286 g}{0.372 L}\\= 3.45 g/L[/tex]
Thus, we can conclude that 0.0165 moles of gaseous arsine (AsH3) occupy 0.372 L at STP and the density of gaseous arsine is 3.45 g/L.