In: Chemistry
1.
a) You have the following mixture by mass:
10% H+
6% He+
50% C3+
20% O2+
5% Fe4+
4% N2+
5% Mg+
Calculate the mean molecular weight, in units of mH (mass of hydrogen).
b) You are designing a mixture of neutral gas for a new rocket.
For the reaction to take place, you need 10%
of oxygen by mass. Because of the payload restriction, the mean
molecular weight of the gas must be
equal to 4 mH (mass hydrogen). Because of budget restriction, you
are only allowed to mix the oxygen with 2 other
monoatomic gasses. Solve this problem, and provide a verification
that your calculation is right.