CE (EGR) 553 Fall 2014 Y. T.

Wang
Homework Assignment I Due September 4
(10)1. The average concentration of SO2 in the air is measured to be 430 g/m
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at 25C
and 1 atm. Does this exceed the 24-hr air quality standard of 0.14 ppmv?
(15)2. Calculate the pH of rain water if it contains
(a) 20 mg/L of H2SO4.
(b) 20 mg/L HNO3

(10)3. Calculate the volume occupied by 1 g of carbon dioxide (CO2) at 25C and 1 atm.

(20)4. The worlds petroleum reserves were estimated to have a total heating value of
10,000 EJ . The worlds oil consumption in 2008 amounted to about 180 EJ /year.
Estimate (a) the lifetime of the petroleum reserves assuming the yearly
consumption is constant and (b) the lifetime of the petroleum reserves if the
consumption rate increases exponentially with growth rate =1, 1.5, and
2.0%/year.
(30)5. Obtain the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere (ppmv) form 1958 to date
from Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC), Oak Ridge National
Laboratory (http://cdiac.ornl.gov). Determine the rate of growth (%/year) through
best fit of data.