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Offline malsumis145

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Calculation of c(CO2) from air/water partition coefficient.
« on: August 11, 2016, 01:44:32 PM »
The description of the problem is in the attachment. I have solved the problem but my results differ greatly from the results given to solve the next problem. Can you tell me where my mistake is?

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Re: Calculation of c(CO2) from air/water partition coefficient.
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2016, 09:13:30 AM »
First, your final calculation is wrong - why do you use 364.77 instead of 36.477? and you have ignored a factor of 1000. The answer, with your numbers, should be 35 M, which is obviously wrong.
The real problem is with your partition coefficient of 43*10-8. Where did you get this from? I find values (at 25°C) of around 1.2 [c(g)/c(aq)] or 0.83 [c(aq)/c(g)], which corresponds to a KH of 2980 Pa m3/mol, and a CO2 concentration of 12.2 μM. That looks more like it.

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