Bananas are ripened in an air tight and insulated room by using ethylene  gas at 63 °F. Initially air is in the 25 m3 storage room at 1 atm pressure. Then, 14 grams of ethylene is added into the room. a) How many moles of ethylene is in the room? b) How many moles of air is in the room? c) What is the mole fraction of ethylene in the room? d) What is the mass fraction of ethylene in the room? MW of ethylene: 28g/mole and MW of air:28.97 g/mole. L

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Bananas are ripened in an air tight and insulated room by using ethylene 
gas at 63 °F. Initially air is in the 25 m3 storage room at 1 atm pressure. Then, 14
grams of ethylene is added into the room.
a) How many moles of ethylene is in the room?
b) How many moles of air is in the room?
c) What is the mole fraction of ethylene in the room?
d) What is the mass fraction of ethylene in the room?
MW of ethylene: 28g/mole and MW of air:28.97 g/mole. L

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Given,

The temperature of the room, T = 63 °F = 290.37 K

The volume of the room, V = 25 m3

The pressure inside the storage room, P = 1 atm

The mass of ethylene gas, m =14 g

We know the molar mass of ethylene, M = 28 g/mol

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