Problem 1.7: A cooling tower basin holds 5000 gallons of
From Chapter 1 Problem Set. Level 2: Applied Thinking.
Question
A cooling tower basin holds 5,000 gallons of water. How many moles of water is that? Show the full conversion chain.
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5,000 gal × 8.34 lb/gal = 41,700 lb. 41,700 lb × 453.6 g/lb = 18,912,120 g. 18,912,120 g ÷ 18.015 g/mol = 1,050,000 mol (1.05 × 10⁶ mol).