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It is from the AS Chemistry paper 1 AQA

9. Which sample, measured at room temperature and pressure, contains the greatest number of the stated particles?

A. 1g of hydrogen molecules
B. 1g of helium atoms
C. 1dm^3 of hydrogen molecules
D.1dm^3 of helium atoms
Original post by Slugzie(:
It is from the AS Chemistry paper 1 AQA

9. Which sample, measured at room temperature and pressure, contains the greatest number of the stated particles?

A. 1g of hydrogen molecules
B. 1g of helium atoms
C. 1dm^3 of hydrogen molecules
D.1dm^3 of helium atoms


Under the same conditions, 1 mole of any gas will occupy a fixed volume. At RTP, 1 mole of gas occupies 24 dm^3 (but I don’t believe you need to memorise this for AQA).

As such, C and D cannot be the right answers as they will contain the same number of gas particles, since they are equal volumes.

Try calculating the moles in A and B (remember hydrogen is H2 (g) and helium is He (g)) and see which result is bigger.
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