A water supply reservoir impounds water principally from melting snow
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Updated on: 02/19/2016 10:27 PM Due on: 03/20/2016

A water supply reservoir impounds water principally from melting snow (and therefore at 0°C) is
at elevation 1000 m. The water flows by gravity in a closed conduit to a second reservoir at elevation 300
m, where it warms to 10°C. Assume that barometric pressure is 1.0 atm at sea level and decreases by 1%
for every 270 m increase in elevation. How much oxygen will enter or leave each liter of water as it
equilibrates in the lower reservoir? The molar standard (25°C) enthalpy of volatilization for oxygen is
13.3 (kJ/mol). (Note: 1 (kJ) = 9.87 (L.atm)).

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Solution: A water supply reservoir impounds water principally from melting snow