Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (also known as NORM) are a wide range of radioactive isotopes that include elements such as carbon 14 and potassium 40, both of which are in the human body. But the main radioactive elements involved in oil and gas production are those found throughout Earth's crust. These elements include uranium and thorium and their respective byproducts, including radon gas.
Answer: 0.4 moles
Explanation:
Given that:
Volume of gas V = 11L
(since 1 liter = 1dm3
11L = 11dm3)
Temperature T = 25°C
Convert Celsius to Kelvin
(25°C + 273 = 298K)
Pressure P = 0.868 atm
Number of moles N = ?
Note that Molar gas constant R is a constant with a value of 0.00821 atm dm3 K-1 mol-1
Then, apply ideal gas equation
pV = nRT
0.868atm x 11dm3 = n x (0.00821 atm dm3 K-1 mol-1 x 298K)
9.548 atm dm3 = n x 24.47atm dm3mol-1
n = (9.548 atm dm3 / 24.47atm dm3 mol-1)
n = 0.4 moles
Thus, there are 0.4 moles of the gas.
