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Swedish explorer S. A. Andre in 1897 attempted an ill-fated expedition to reach the North Pole in a balloon. The balloon was filled with hydrogen
Swedish explorer S. A. Andre in 1897 attempted an ill-fated expedition to reach the North Pole in a balloon. The balloon was filled with hydrogen gas, produced from the chemical reaction between iron and sulfuric acid.
Fe(s) + H2SO4(aq) FeSO4(aq) + H2(g)
a) If the balloon had a volume of 4800 m3 and was filled to a pressure of 1 atm at a temperature of 0C, what mass of iron was required to fill it?
b) How much work was done as the balloon filled to its final volume?
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Organic Chemistry
Authors: Joseph M. Hornback
2nd Edition
9781133384847, 9780199270293, 534389511, 1133384846, 978-0534389512
