Gas laws problem (need quick help )

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The discussion revolves around a gas laws problem involving a reaction between sodium bicarbonate and acetic acid in a sealed flask. The initial conditions include a temperature of 295.6 K and a pressure of 1.020 atm, with the goal of determining the initial amount of gas in moles, the amount of CO2 produced, and its partial pressure. The user calculated the initial gas amount using the ideal gas law but encountered inconsistencies when trying to determine the moles of CO2 produced after the reaction. A suggestion was made to apply the ideal gas law consistently for both initial and final states, emphasizing that the equation PV=nRT is valid only when the number of moles remains constant. The discussion highlights the importance of accurately applying gas laws in chemical reactions.
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gas laws problem (need quick help please)

Homework Statement


ill try to describe the situation as best i can
at first we have a flask (150 ml) with 0.1g of NaHCO3 we attach a syringe with 20ml of acetic acid (CH3COOH ) to it (and seal it off so nothing escapes)
we inject the acetic acid into the flask and pull the syringe back (so the overall volume doesn't change) the 2 compounds react and produce CO2
the initial(before adding the acetic acid) temp. = 295.6k
initial pressure = 1.020 atm
final temp. = 297.6 k
final pressure = 1.176
what is the initial amount of gas in the flask(in mol)?
and what is the amount of CO2 added(in mols)?
what is the partial pressure of CO2

Homework Equations


ideal gas law equations


The Attempt at a Solution


i used pv=nrt to calculate the initial amount of gas (using the initial conditions) = 6.45*10-3 mol
for the second part i use PV/nT(initial)=PV/nT(final) to get the amount of mols after the reaction but i get a value less than the first one. this doesn't make sense since we are adding gas to it (note that this was a real experiment and the values might be off from an ideal situation)
can someone help me out with this and maybe hint at what to do on the last 2 parts ?

i really appreciate the help
 
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Use PV=nRT for he second part as well. PV/nT=const holds only for constant n.
 
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