Charcoal (1 gram) of surface area 100 m2 per gram, absorbs 60 mg of ac...
Molar mass of acetic acid is 60 g.mole^-1
i.e. 60 g = (60×1000 mg) of acetic acid contains 1 mole
so, 60 mg of acetic acid contains [{1/(60×1000 mg)}×60mg] moles
= 10^-3 moles
Now, surface area of 100 m² per gram i.e. (100×10⁴) cm² per gram charcoal can adsorb 60 mg or 10^-3 moles of acetic acid
therefore, the number of moles of acetic acid adsorbed per cm² of charcoal surface would be = {10^-3/(100×10⁴)} moles = 10^-9 moles
Charcoal (1 gram) of surface area 100 m2 per gram, absorbs 60 mg of ac...
Given:
Charcoal surface area = 100 m^2/g
Amount of charcoal = 1 g
Amount of acetic acid absorbed = 60 mg
To find:
Number of moles of acetic acid adsorbed per cm^2 of charcoal surface
Solution:
Step 1: Convert the surface area of charcoal to cm^2/g
1 m^2 = 10,000 cm^2
So, surface area of charcoal = 100 m^2/g = 100 × 10,000 cm^2/g = 1,000,000 cm^2/g
Step 2: Convert the amount of acetic acid absorbed to moles
1 mole of acetic acid = molar mass of acetic acid = 60 g/mol
1 g of acetic acid = 1/60 moles = 0.0167 moles
60 mg of acetic acid = 0.060 g
So, amount of acetic acid absorbed = 0.060 g = 0.060/60 = 0.001 moles
Step 3: Calculate the number of moles of acetic acid adsorbed per cm^2 of charcoal surface
Number of moles of acetic acid adsorbed per cm^2 of charcoal surface = (moles of acetic acid absorbed) / (surface area of charcoal in cm^2)
= 0.001 moles / 1,000,000 cm^2 = 1 × 10^(-9) moles/cm^2
Step 4: Convert the number of moles to scientific notation
1 × 10^(-9) = 1 × 10^(-9) × 10^9 / 10^9 = 10^0 × 10^9 / 10^9
= 10^(0+9-9) = 10^0 = 1
Final Answer:
The number of moles of acetic acid adsorbed per cm^2 of charcoal surface is 1.