Question

(4) A stainless steel storage tank contains 5 kg of carbon dioxide gas and 7 kg of argon gas. How many kmoles are in the tank?

Answer 1

0.2886 Kmoles

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of moles is calculated by dividing mass of element/molecular mass of element

Mass of Carbon Di oxide = 5000 g or 5 kg

Molecular mass of CO2 = 12 + 16×2 = 44 g

No of moles = 5000/44 = 113.6 moles = 0.1136 Kmoles

Mass of argon = 7Kg or 7000 kg

Molecular mass of Argon(Ar) = 40g

No of moles = 7000/40 = 175 moles = 0.175 Kmoles

Total Kmoles = 0.175+0.1136=0.2886 Kmoles