Hydrogen cyanide gas (HCN, 27.
Hydrogen cyanide gas (HCN, 27.03g/mol) is extremely toxic.Levels around 3.2mg/L can kill a person in about one minute.Suppose a reaction generates 0.0158atm of HCN gas at 5.00 degreesCelsius in a 16.0L fume hood. How many milligrams per liter of HCNis this?
Answer:
pressure = 0.0158 atm
volume = 16.0 L
temperature = 5.00 oC = 278 K
P V = n R T
0.0158 x 16 = n x 0.0821 x 278
n = 0.01108
moles of HCN = 0.01108
mass of HCN = 0.299 g = 299 mg
concentration of HCN = 299 / 16 = 18.7 mg / L
concentration of HCN = 18.7 mg / L