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Help with Ideal gas law question!
« on: March 01, 2022, 07:11:25 PM »
Hi everyone, this is my first time posting.
A tanker truck containing 1.25×105L anhydrous ammonia at 862kPa pressure.  The truck crashes causing a rupture in the tank and the ammonia to leak into the atmosphere.  Assuming that the ammonia gas forms a cylindrical cloud 1.75m high, centered on the crashed tanker:
  • Determine the total volume of ammonia that leaks at STP.
    The minimum safe distance away someone would have to stand.

So what I've tried is that I've tried solving for a system of equations, but no matter what I can't find a solution for V2 or T1. Although not formally stated, if I assume constant temperature I get 1.077*10^6L for the volume, and 14.05m for the distance to be safe.

Some theories I have are to find molar mass and density to solve for volume? Don't really know how to work that out however.

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Re: Help with Ideal gas law question!
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2022, 02:53:35 AM »
Definitely assuming constant temperature is the only way of solving.
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