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Chapter 16 Problem 46P

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Air ( 21 percent \(\mathrm{O}_{2}, 79\) percent \(\mathrm{N}_{2}\) ) is heated to \(5400 \mathrm{R}\) at a pressure of \(1 \mathrm{~atm}\). Determine the equilibrium composition, assuming that only \(\mathrm{O}_{2}, \mathrm{~N}_{2}, \mathrm{O}\), and \(\mathrm{NO}\) are present. Is it realistic to assume that no \(\mathrm{N}\) will be present in the final equilibrium mixture?

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Title Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach  8 
Author Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles
ISBN 9780073398174

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