An aqueous waste stream that has a maximum concentrationof 0.50 M H₂SO₄ (d=1.030 g/mL at 25C) will be neutralized by controlled addition of 40% caustic soda (NaOH; d=1.430 g/L) before it goes to the process sewer and then to the chemical plant waste treatment facility. However, a safety re-view finds that the waste stream could meet a small stream of animmiscible organic compound, which could form a flammable vapor in air at 40.°C. The maximum temperature of the causticsoda and the waste stream is 31°C. Could the temperature in-crease due to the heat of neutralization cause the vapor to ex-plode? Assume the specific heat capacity of each solution is 4.184 J/gK.
An aqueous waste stream that has a maximum concentrationof 0.50 M H₂SO₄ (d=1.030 g/mL at 25C) will be neutralized by controlled addition of 40% caustic soda (NaOH; d=1.430 g/L) before it goes to the process sewer and then to the chemical plant waste treatment facility. However, a safety re-view finds that the waste stream could meet a small stream of animmiscible organic compound, which could form a flammable vapor in air at 40.°C. The maximum temperature of the causticsoda and the waste stream is 31°C. Could the temperature in-crease due to the heat of neutralization cause the vapor to ex-plode? Assume the specific heat capacity of each solution is 4.184 J/gK.
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An aqueous waste stream that has a maximum concentrationof 0.50 M H₂SO₄ (d=1.030 g/mL at 25C) will be neutralized by controlled addition of 40% caustic soda (NaOH; d=1.430 g/L) before it goes to the process sewer and then to the chemical plant waste treatment facility. However, a safety re-view finds that the waste stream could meet a small stream of animmiscible organic compound, which could form a flammable vapor in air at 40.°C. The maximum temperature of the causticsoda and the waste stream is 31°C. Could the temperature in-crease due to the heat of neutralization cause the vapor to ex-plode? Assume the specific heat capacity of each solution is 4.184 J/gK.
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