You are a project engineer. You find a tank in your plant salvage yard which has a volume of 50 L. The specs on the tank indicate that it will burst at 30 bar (absolute). Company policy is to never exceed half the bursting pressure of any tank. You would like to use the tank as a surge tank which will hold propane. The maximum amount of material to be stored will be 975 grams and the maximum temperature will be 425 K. Will you be in violation of company policy if you use this tank? Perform calculations using each of the following methods, and discuss the results.

A. The ideal gas law

B. The Lee-Kesler charts

C. The virial equation