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The CO2 Gas Sealed Inside a Carbonated Beverage Bottle Has

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The CO2 gas sealed inside a carbonated beverage bottle has a pressure of 3.750 atm. At this pressure, the solubility of CO2 in water is 0.65 g CO2/100 g H2O. If the bottle is opened, as the gas in the space above the liquid escapes, the partial pressure of the CO2 falls to 0.30 torr, the value in the surrounding atmosphere of the room. What is the solubility of CO2 in the beverage at this new pressure?Hint: Be sure check your pressure units.


A) 5.2 × 10-2 g/100 g H2O
B) 5.0 × 10-4 g/100 g H2O
C) 6.7 × 10-5 g/100 g H2O
D) 6.8 × 10-5 g/100 g H2O
E) 9.6 × 10-4 g/100 g H2O

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