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Homework Help Forum: chemistry

Posted by tomi on Friday, September 26, 2008 at 8:17pm.

Helium-oxygen mixtures are used by divers to avoid the bends and are used in medicine to treat some respiratory ailments. What percent (by moles)of He(g) is present in a helium-oxygen mixture having a density of 0.538g/L at 25celsius and 721mmHg ?

  • chemistry - bobpursley, Friday, September 26, 2008 at 8:26pm

    change that density to stp.

    density1=P2T2/(P1*T1 density2)

    Then

    at stp, using decimalpercents,
    densityHe*percentHe+densityO2*percentO2 =denstiygasSTP

    Those percents will be by mass. To change to percent by moles, divide each percent by mass by atomic mass of He, and O2, and normalize to 100.

    • chemistry - tomi, Friday, September 26, 2008 at 9:22pm

      wat do u mean by change density to stp

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