Ideal Gas Law - example
5 moles of air provides 4,000 sec. of O2.
How many moles of air are there in a house
30ft x 50ft x 8ft = 1,500 ft2 x 8 ft = 12,000 ft3
= 340 m3 = V (assume at atmospheric pressure and normal temperature of 72o F)?
P = 1.01 x 105 Nt/m2 ; R = 8.3 Joules/mole*K;
T = 72oF = (72-32)*5/9 + 273 = 295 K.