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A chemical engineer must calculate the maximum safe operating temperature of a high-pressure gas reaction vessel. The vessel is a stainless-steel cylinder that measures 32.0cm wide and 38.4cm high. The maximum safe pressure inside the vessel has been measured to be 2.00MPa.For a certain reaction the vessel may contain up to 0.387kg of carbon dioxide gas. Calculate the maximum safe operating temperature the engineer should recommend for this reaction. Write your answer in degrees Celsius. Round your answer to 3 significant digits.

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A chemical engineer must calculate the maximum safe operating temperature of a high-pressure gas reaction vessel. The vessel is a stainless-steel cylinder that measures 32.0cm wide and 38.4cm high. The maximum safe pressure inside the vessel has been measured to be 2.00MPa.For a certain reaction the vessel may contain up to 0.387kg of carbon dioxide gas. Calculate the maximum safe operating temperature the engineer should recommend for this reaction. Write your answer in degrees Celsius. Round your answer to 3 significant digits.

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To solve this problem, we need to use the ideal gas law equation, which is PV = nRT.

First, we need to convert the given values to the appropriate units:

  • The pressure (P) is given as 2.00 MPa, which is equal to 2.00 x 10^6 Pa.
  • The volume (V) of the cylinder can be calculated using the formula for the volume of a cylinder, V = πr²h. The radius (r) is half of the width, so r = 32.0 cm / 2 = 16.0 cm = 0.16 m. The height (h) is 38.4 cm = 0.384 m. So, V = π(0.16 m)²(0.384 m) = 0.0123 m³.
  • The amount of gas (n) can be calculated from the mass of the carbon dioxide and its molar mass. The molar mass of CO2 is approximately 44.01 g/mol. So, n = 0.387 kg / 44.01 g/mol = 8.79 mol.
  • The gas constant (R) is 8.314 J/(mol·K).

We can now substitute these values into the ideal gas law equation and solve for the temperature (T):

2.00 x 10^6 Pa * 0.0123 m³ = 8.79 mol * 8.314 J/(mol·K) * T

Solving for T gives:

T = (2.00 x 10^6 Pa * 0.0123 m³) / (8.79 mol * 8.314 J/(mol·K)) = 339.6 K

To convert this temperature to degrees Celsius, we subtract 273.15:

T = 339.6 K - 273.15 = 66.45°C

So, the maximum safe operating temperature the engineer should recommend for this reaction is approximately 66.5°C, rounded to three significant digits.

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