I have been trying to figure out how to do this problem for a few hours, hoping someone can help me out.
Question:
An air mattress (of volume 50L) is inflated using a solid called "A" with a molar mass of 10g/mol. "A" decomposes and produces "B", a gas at a ratio of 1:1.5. Each mole of A also produces an enthalpy of ΔH=-10kJ. Assume 70% of this energy is deposited in "B" and decomposition is instantaneous. Also let "B" be an ideal gas with C
p,m=30J/mol/K. In order for the mattress to work properly, it should reach a pressure of 3 atm when fully inflated.
a) Estimate the mass in g of "A" needed to use the air mattress. State any assumptions or approximations being made.
Hint: Treat the decomposition of "A" and the expansion of "B" as two separate processes.
b) Find the temperature of "B" after the mattress is fully inflated.
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Here is my attempt at it:
I assumed the temperature is at room temp (298K) and pressure is starting at 1 atm.
I used q=(10kJ/mol*1000J/kJ*30%*2/3*n) since 70% was put in "B".
Some equations I used:
PV=nRT
dU=C
vdT for ideal gas
C
v=C
p-nR
U=q+w
dU=C
vdT=dq+PdV
Integrate
(nC
p,m-nR)(T
2-T
1)=(10kJ/mol*1000J/kJ*30%*2/3*n)+0
T
2=(10kJ/mol*1000J/kJ*30%*2/3)/(C
p,m-R)+T
1=390K
n=PV/RT=(3atm)(50L)/(0.082057Latm/mol/K)/390K=4.687mol
mass
A=(M
A)(1/1.5)*n
B=
31.2gT
2=
390K