An adult inhales about 6.0 x 10⁻⁴ m³ of fresh air during a breath. Only 20% of fresh air is oxygen. Assume the pressure in the lungs is 1.0 x 10⁵ Pa and the air is at a temperature of 300 K.
How many oxygen molecules are in each breath?
A. 1.4 x 10²³
B. 2.9 x 10²¹
C. 4.9 x 10⁻⁴
D. 2.9 x 10²⁵

Respuesta :

Answer: B. [tex]2.9\times 10^{21}[/tex]

Explanation:

According to avogadro's law, 1 mole of every substance occupies 22.4 L at NTP, weighs equal to the molecular mass and contains avogadro's number [tex]6.023\times 10^{23}[/tex] of particles.

Given : Volume of fresh air = [tex]6.0\times 10^{-4}m^3[/tex]

volume of oxygen  =[tex]\frac{20}100}\times 6.0\times 10^{-4}m^3=1.2\times 10^{-4}m^3[/tex]

According to the ideal gas equation:

[tex]PV=nRT[/tex]

P = Pressure of the gas = [tex]1.0\times 10^{5}Pa[/tex]  = 0.98 atm

V= Volume of the gas = [tex]1.2\times 10^{-4}m^3=0.12L[/tex]   [tex]1m^3=1000L[/tex]

T= Temperature of the gas = 300 K      

R= Gas constant = 0.0821 atmL/K mol

n=  moles of gas= ?

[tex]n=\frac{PV}{RT}=\frac{0.98atm\times 0.12L}0.0821\times 300}=4.8\times 10^{-3}moles[/tex]

1 mole of oxygen contains = [tex]6.023\times 10^{23}[/tex] molecules

Thus [tex]4.8\times 10^{-3}moles[/tex]  of oxygen contain=[tex]\frac{6.023\times 10^{23}}{1}\times 4.8\times 10^{-3}=2.9\times 10^{21}[/tex] molecules of oxygen  

Thus there are [tex]2.9\times 10^{21}[/tex] oxygen molecules in each breath