Chemistry 5070 · O Level · Solids, liquids and gases

Solids, liquids and gases — practice question

A student arranged a tube as shown in the diagram. Concentrated hydrobromic acid gives off fumes of hydrogen bromide. Concentrated aqueous ammonia gives off fumes of ammonia.
(a)[4]

After a short time, solid ammonium bromide was seen on the tube walls at point X. Use the kinetic particle theory to explain this result.

(b)[1]

A gas syringe contains $70\,\text{cm}^3$ of ammonia gas. The pressure on the plunger is raised. The temperature stays the same but the volume in the syringe drops to $60\,\text{cm}^3$. Use the kinetic particle theory to explain why the volume decreases.

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