Question: Explain in at least one full paragraph how your calculated molar mass of butane compares to the actual molar mass of butane, 58.12 g/mol. In

Explain in at least one full paragraph how your calculated molar mass of butane compares to the actual molar mass of butane, 58.12 g/mol. In your discussion, talk about sources of error in the experimental design.

Atmospheric pressure (atm) 1.003634 Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5 Trial 6
Water Vapor Pressure 0.024474 Lighter mass before gas release (grams) 12.73 12.02 11.98 11.82 11.73 11.71
Lighter mass after gas release (grams) 12.27 11.98 11.82 11.73 11.71 11.57
pressure of butane 0.979161 Mass of gas released (grams) 0.46 0.04 0.16 0.09 0.02 0.14
Volume of gas released (liters) 0.0365 0.0365 0.0365 0.0365 0.0365 0.0365
Temperature of gas (kelvin) 294.15 294.15 294.15 294.15 294.15 294.15
Molar mass of gas (g/mol) 310.6786 27.01553 108.0621 60.78494 13.50776 94.55435
Average molar mass 102.4339

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