Equal Volumes Ideal Gases: Same Temp, Pressure- A or C?

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Equal volumes of different ideal gases at the same temperature and pressure contain the same number of molecules, which corresponds to one mole of each gas. This conclusion is derived from the ideal gas law, represented as PV = nRT, where n is the number of moles. The discussion clarifies that options A and C are misleading, as the correct answer is that each gas contains one mole, regardless of the atomic composition of the molecules.

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"Equal volumes of different ideal gases at the same temperature and pressure must contain:"

A. The same number of atoms
B. one mole of each gas
C. The same amount of gas
D. 6.022 x 10^23 particles of each gas


Since it is not 24dm^3 of each gas, I can rule out B and D.

After rearranging the gas equation:

NRT/P = NRT/P

N = N

The molar ratios are equal, but i don't know which of A or C is correct since i don't see the difference.
 
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helium molecule contain one atom, hydrogen molecule contain two atom...
and the N in your equation represent number of molecule...
so the answer is...
 
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