Chapter 21, Problem 59QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The minimum mass of $\text{CO}$ that would become a lethal concentration in a closed room at the given temperature-pressure condition is to be calculated.

Concept introduction:

The relation between partial pressure and the mole fraction of a gas is given by Dalton’s law of partial pressure as follows:

$P_1=x_1.P_{total}$

Here, ${\text{P}}_1\text{and}{\text{x}}_1$ are the partial pressure and the mole fraction of a gas.

The ideal gas equation is given as:

$PV=n\text{R}T$

Here, $P,V,n\text{,}\text{R,}\text{and}T$ are pressure, volume, number of moles, gas constant, and temperature, respectively.