Question: Question 1 ( 9 marks ) A summer student is transferring a 5 0 L C O 2 gas cylinder at 3 0 0 0

Question 1(9 marks) A summer student is transferring a 50LCO2 gas cylinder at 3000 psig using a 4
m3 elevator. The student wants to ride the elevator with the cylinder inside, but as someone who took
CHE112, you know this is very dangerous due to risks such as asphyxiation in the event of gas leakage.
Asphyxiation occurs rapidly when oxygen mole fraction is less than 0.06.
Assuming CO2 can escape from the cylinder but air in the elevator cannot enter the cylinder, calculate the
mole fraction of oxygen ) in the elevator at equilibrium. Consider the elevator to be a closed system
and everything inside is at 25C. Assume the composition of air is 21% oxygen and 79% nitrogen.
 Question 1(9 marks) A summer student is transferring a 50LCO2 gas

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