Determine Moles of Gas in a Container

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Homework Statement



10. An ideal gas in a container has a pressure of 2.50 atm and a volume of 1 m3 at a temperature of 30oC. How many moles of gas are in the container?

a. 20 moles
b. 45 moles
c. 62 moles
d. 83 moles
e. 100 moles

Homework Equations



PV=nRT

The Attempt at a Solution



2.5atm*1000L=n*8.134*303.15
n=1.01 moles

which is not in the options...what am I doing wrong??
 
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You must use the correct units for pressure, volume etc