Nitrous oxide, N2O, laughing gas, is used as an anesthetic. Its Henry’s law constant is 2.4× 10−2mol/kg ∙ bar. Determine the mass of N2O that will dissolve in 500mL of water, under an N2O pressure of 1.00 bar. What is the concentration of N2O in this solution, expressed in ppm (ρH2O= 1.00 g/mL)?

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Nitrous oxide, N2O, laughing gas, is used as an anesthetic. Its Henry’s law constant is 2.4× 10−2mol/kg ∙ bar. Determine the mass of N2O that will dissolve in 500mL of water, under an N2O pressure of 1.00 bar. What is the concentration of N2O in this solution, expressed in ppm (ρH2O= 1.00 g/mL)?

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