Mass of Gas Ejected: 1.25kg - Is it Reasonable?

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The calculated mass of gas ejected is 1.25 kg, which is deemed reasonable based on the context provided in the discussion. Participants confirm that this value aligns with expected outcomes for similar scenarios. The discussion focuses on validating the accuracy of this measurement and its implications.

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Homework Statement
Work out the mass of gas released from cylinder
Relevant Equations
PV = nRT
This is the problem below that I have tried doing

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I ended up getting the mass of gas ejected to be 1.25kg from doing the following

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Would you say this is a reasonable value to get

Thanks in advance!
 
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It looks reasonable to me.
 

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