5.5 Pressure of 1 g of an ideal gas A at 27 °C is found to be 2 bar. When 2 g of another ideal gas B is introduced in the same flask at same temperature the pressure becomes 3 bar. Find a relationship between their molecular masses.

 

For ideal gas A, the ideal gas equation is given by,
pAV=nART.....(i)
Where, pAandnA represent the pressure and number of moles of gas A.
For ideal gas B, the ideal gas equation is given by,
pB=nBRT.....(ii)
Where, pBandnBrepresent the pressure and number of moles of gas B.
(V and T are constants for gases A and B)
From equation (i), we have
pAV=mAMARTpAMAmA=RTV......(iii)
From equation (ii), we have

pBV=mBMBRTpBMBmB=RTV......(iii)
Where, MA and MB are the molecular masses of gases A and B respectively.
pAMAmA=pBMBma.........(v)
Given,
mA=1g
pA=2bar
mB=2g
pB=(3-2)=1bar
(Since total pressure is 3 bar)
Substituting these values in equation (v), we have
2×MA1=1×MB2
4MA=MB
Thus, a relationship between the molecular masses of A and B is given by 
4MA=MB.