On a day with a temperature of 15 ∘C and a pressure of 780.0 torr , how many grams of peroxyacyl nitrates are found in the air above Los Angeles (1500 km3) if the concentration is 30.0 mol of peroxyacetyl nitrate per 1 billion moles of air (30 ppb)?  The molar mass of the major peroxyacyl nitrate, peroxyacetyl nitrate, is 118.03 g/mol.

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On a day with a temperature of 15 ∘C and a pressure of 780.0 torr , how many grams of peroxyacyl nitrates are found in the air above Los Angeles (1500 km3) if the concentration is 30.0 mol of peroxyacetyl nitrate per 1 billion moles of air (30 ppb)?  The molar mass of the major peroxyacyl nitrate, peroxyacetyl nitrate, is 118.03 g/mol. 

One of the highest concentrations of peroxyacyl nitrates has been found in the Los Angeles (LA) basin at 30.0 mol of peroxyacetyl
nitrate per 1 billion moles of air (30 ppb), reaching its peak at mid-afternoon. Most of the pollution in the LA basin is created in an area
of only 3000 km² and the pollution depth below the inversion layer is normally about 500 m. This concentration was therefore found in
1500 km³ of air above Los Angeles.
Transcribed Image Text:One of the highest concentrations of peroxyacyl nitrates has been found in the Los Angeles (LA) basin at 30.0 mol of peroxyacetyl nitrate per 1 billion moles of air (30 ppb), reaching its peak at mid-afternoon. Most of the pollution in the LA basin is created in an area of only 3000 km² and the pollution depth below the inversion layer is normally about 500 m. This concentration was therefore found in 1500 km³ of air above Los Angeles.
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