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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

Assuming ideal gas behaviour, how many atoms of Ar are contained in human breath of 0.5L at 37C and 1 atm pressure. Air consists of 1 % Ar atoms. Assuming that argon atoms from the last breath of Plato have been distributed randomly throughout the atmosphere(5*10^18 m^3). How long would it take to breath one of these atoms if breath rate is 10/min

Profile image of Mvskm Srinivas
9 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Vikas TU
8 Years ago
Dear Student,
From the ideal gas equation:
 PV=nRT
Given values after substitution we get,
              1x .5 = n x 0.082 x 310
              Hereby n = 0.02
             So, no of atoms are 0.02 N
            Here as Ar is 1% so it will be 0.0002N  atoms.
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Vikas (B. Tech. 4th year
Thapar University)