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The SOo concentration in a stack is 500 ppm, the stack diameter is 12 ft, and the stack gas velocity is 65 ft/secl The gas temperature and pressure are 390 °F ami 1 atm. Calculate the approximate SO2 mass emission rate in Ih/day. (The atomic weight of S - 32 and the atomic weight of O « 16)
a. 12,300 Ih/day
b. 16,400 Ih/day
e. 24,600 Ih/day
d. 32,800 Ib/day
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