Chemistry: The Central Science (14th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134554563
Author: Brown
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 113IE
Hydrogen cyanide, HCN, is a poisonous gas. The lethal dose is approximately 300 mg HCN per kilogram of air when inhaled.
- Calculate the amount of HCN that gives the lethal dose in a small laboratory room measuring 12 x 15 x 8.0 R. The density of air at 26 °C is 0.m118 g/cm3.
- It the HCN is formed by reaction of NaCN with an acid such as H2SO4, what mass of NaCN gives the lethal dose in the room?
2 NaCN(s) + H2SO4(aq) → N2SO4(aq) + 2 HCN(g)
c. HCN forms when synthetic fibers containing Orlon® or Arilan® burn. Acrilan® has an empirical formula of CH2CHCN, so HCN is 50,996 of the formula by mass, A rug measures 12 x 15 ft and contains 30 oz of Acrilan® fibers per square yard of carpet. If the rug burns, will a lethal dose of HCN be generated in the room? Assume that the yield of HCN from the fibers is 2096 and that the carpet is 50% consumed.
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Chemistry: The Central Science (14th Edition)
Ch. 3.1 - In the following diagram, the white spheres...Ch. 3.1 - In the following digram, the white spheres...Ch. 3.1 - The unbalanced equation for the reaction between...Ch. 3.1 - Balance these equations by providing the missing...Ch. 3.2 - Which of the following reactions is the balanced...Ch. 3.2 - Write a balanced equation for (a) solid...Ch. 3.2 - Write the balanced equation for the reaction that...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 3.4.2PECh. 3.3 - Which of the following is the correct formula...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 3.5.2PE
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386 When hydrogen sulfide gas is bubbled into a...Ch. 3 -
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