Avogadro's law implies that at fixed temperature and pressure a gas's volume depends on:
AThe shape of the vessel
BThe number of molecules
CThe mass of each molecule
DThe colour of the gas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The number of molecules
1. The law compares different gases under the same conditions.
2. Equal volumes of gaseous nitrogen, hydrogen and ammonia at the same temperature and pressure contain the same number of molecules.
3. So volume tracks molecule count and nothing about the molecules themselves.
4. Nitrogen and hydrogen molecules differ greatly in mass yet occupy the same volume.
5. That independence from molecular identity is what makes the law useful.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 9 'Gases', sections 9.1-9.6_
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