Hydrogen cyanide, HCN, is a poisonous gas. The lethal doseis approximately 300 mg HCN per kilogram of air when inhaled.(a) Calculate the amount of HCN that gives the lethaldose in a small laboratory room measuring 12 * 15 * 8.0 ft.The density of air at 26 °C is 0.00118 g>cm3. (b) If the HCNis formed by reaction of NaCN with an acid such as H2SO4,what mass of NaCN gives the lethal dose in the room?2 NaCN1s2 + H2SO41aq2¡Na2SO41aq2 + 2 HCN1g2

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Hydrogen cyanide, HCN, is a poisonous gas. The lethal dose
is approximately 300 mg HCN per kilogram of air when inhaled.
(a) Calculate the amount of HCN that gives the lethal
dose in a small laboratory room measuring 12 * 15 * 8.0 ft.
The density of air at 26 °C is 0.00118 g>cm3. (b) If the HCN
is formed by reaction of NaCN with an acid such as H2SO4,
what mass of NaCN gives the lethal dose in the room?
2 NaCN1s2 + H2SO41aq2¡Na2SO41aq2 + 2 HCN1g2

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