The tyrue density of solid material in an activated alumina particle as 3.675 g/cc. the density of the particle determined by mercury displacement is 1.547. the surface area by adsorption measurement is 175 m2/g. from this information compute the pore volume per gram, the porosity of the particle ,and the mean pore radius.the bulk density of a bed of the alumina particle in a 250 cm3 graduate is 0.81 g/cm3. what fraction of the total volume of the bed is void space between the particle and what fraction is void space within the particle

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The tyrue density of solid material in an activated alumina particle as 3.675 g/cc. the density of the particle determined by mercury displacement is 1.547. the surface area by adsorption measurement is 175 m2/g. from this information compute the pore volume per gram, the porosity of the particle ,and the mean pore radius.the bulk density of a bed of the alumina particle in a 250 cm3 graduate is 0.81 g/cm3. what fraction of the total volume of the bed is void space between the particle and what fraction is void space within the particle

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