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GATE 2024 ES – Question 52

Air and Noise Pollution · Atmosphere and Air Quality · 2 marks · Numerical answer

Convert120 ppbv ozone at 1 atm and 25°C to µg/m³,to one decimal. Use oxygen atomic weight16 and R=8.314 J/(mol·K).

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Correct answer: 234.0 to 236.0

Explanation

Ozone molar mass is 48 g/mol and mole fraction is $120\times10^{-9}$. Ideal-gas molar density is P/(RT),with 101325 Pa and 298 K. Thus $C=120\times10^{-9}[101325/(8.314\cdot298)]48(10^6)=235.5661$ µg/m³. Answer **235.6 µg/m³**; the factor10⁶ converts grams to micrograms.

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