Earth Science Asked by ElnorCat on September 7, 2020
At standard conditions, one liter of air, 0.21 L of oxygen gas, contains 0.0094 moles of $rm O_2$. What is the total quantity of oxygen gas molecules in the atmosphere?
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg15020308-500-the-last-word/ says the atmosphere weighs 5 × 10^21 grams. The molar weight of oxygen gas is 32 gram per mole. Based on that estimate for the weight of atmosphere, the total quantity of O2 in atmosphere is around 5*10^21/32 = 1.5625e+20 mole.
Answered by ElnorCat on September 7, 2020
It is easier to calculate:
Now calculate the mass of the air above a square meter (ten tons). And multiple it with the surface of the Earth (in square meters). Then, divide it with the mean molar mass of air.
Answered by peterh - Reinstate Monica on September 7, 2020
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