If the concentration of ethyl alcohol in a whiskey is sufficiently great, the whiskey vapors can be ignited by a match. The lower flammability limit (LFL) is the minimum concentration (expressed as a mole fraction) for which a gaseous mixture of ethyl alcohol in air is flammable. At 25 oC the LFL for ethyl alcohol is 0.033 Suppose the atmospheric pressure is 745 torr and the temperature is 25 oC. At this temperature, the vapor pressure of pure ethyl alcohol is 63 torr. Calculate the minimum mole fraction of ethyl alcohol in the whiskey that will allow the whiskey vapor to ignite. (Assume the other components of the whiskey and air are nonflammable. Assume the whiskey is an ideal solution and the air is an ideal gas.)
If the concentration of ethyl alcohol in a whiskey is sufficiently great, the whiskey vapors can be ignited by a match.
The lower flammability limit (LFL) is the minimum concentration (expressed as a mole fraction) for which a gaseous mixture of ethyl alcohol in air is flammable. At 25 oC the LFL for ethyl alcohol is 0.033
Suppose the atmospheric pressure is 745 torr and the temperature is 25 oC. At this temperature, the vapor pressure of pure ethyl alcohol is 63 torr.
Calculate the minimum mole fraction of ethyl alcohol in the whiskey that will allow the whiskey vapor to ignite. (Assume the other components of the whiskey and air are nonflammable. Assume the whiskey is an ideal solution and the air is an ideal gas.)
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