Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (4th Edition)
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Chapter 7, Problem 9RQ
Acetone must be kept in a closed pressure tank due to evaporation. Acetone evaporates at a rate of 3 grams per minute >[g/min]. If the tank holds 50 pound-mass [Ibm] of acetone and is allowed to remain open to the atmosphere, how many days [d] will it take for half of the acetone to evaporate?
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