Question: Your group is working with chloroform (CHCl3) which is a known carcinogen. The OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) in air is 9.78 mg/m3. The room

Your group is working with chloroform (CHCl3) which is a known carcinogen. The OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) in air is 9.78 mg/m3. The room is at 25 C and 101.3 kPa. Assume an equilibrium three phase model (gas, blood, brain) for your calculations.

a. What would be the concentration of chloroform in the brain be at the PEL conditions.

b. If you want to keep the concentration of chloroform in the brain to 45% of the value in part a. What would the maximum partial pressure (kPa) of chloroform be in the air?

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