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Answer: The running engine of an automobile produces
Chapter 5, Problem 131P(choose chapter or problem)
The running engine of an automobile produces carbon monoxide (CO), a toxic gas, at the rate of about 188 g CO per hour. A car is left idling in a poorly ventilated garage that is 6.0 m long, 4.0 m wide, and 2.2 m high at \(20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). (a) Calculate the rate of CO production in moles per minute. (b) How long would it take to build up a lethal concentration of CO of 1000 ppmv (parts per million by volume)?
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QUESTION:
The running engine of an automobile produces carbon monoxide (CO), a toxic gas, at the rate of about 188 g CO per hour. A car is left idling in a poorly ventilated garage that is 6.0 m long, 4.0 m wide, and 2.2 m high at \(20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). (a) Calculate the rate of CO production in moles per minute. (b) How long would it take to build up a lethal concentration of CO of 1000 ppmv (parts per million by volume)?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
(a) Here, we are going to calculate the rate of CO production in mol/min.
Given that, mass of CO=188g/h
Molar mass of CO=28.01 g/mol
Thus, No. of mol of CO per min =
= 0.112 mol/min
Thus, the rate of CO production in mol/min is 0.112 mol/min.