The density of dry air is 1.12 X 10-3 g/cm3. (a) What volume of air in cubic meters will have a mass of 1.00kg? (b) Express this density as lb/ft3.

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To solve the problem, we will work through parts (a) and (b) as follows:

Part (a):

We know the density (\( \rho \)) of dry air is given as:

\[ \rho = 1.12 \times 10^{-3} , \text{g/cm}^3 \]

To find the volume (\( V \)) of air that has a mass of 1.00 kg, we'll use the density formula:

\[ \rho = \frac{m}{V} \]

Rearranging this gives:

\[ V = \frac{m}{\rho} \]

First, we need to convert the mass from kilograms to grams since the density is given in grams per cubic centimeter:

\[ 1.00 , \text{kg} = 1000 , \text{g} \]

Now we can substitute into the volume equation:

\[ V = \frac{1000 , \text{g}}{1.12 \times 10^{-3} , \text{g/cm}^3} \]

Calculating the volume in cubic centimeters:

\[ V = \frac{1000}{1.12 \times 10^{-3}} \approx 892857.14 , \text{cm}^3 \]

Now we convert cubic centimeters to cubic meters. We know that:

\[ 1 , \text{cm}^3 = 1 \times 10^{-6} , \text{m}^3 \]

Thus:

\[ V \approx 892857.14 , \text{cm}^3 \times 1 \times 10^{-6} , \text{m}^3/\text{cm}^3 \approx 0.892857 , \text{m}^3 \]

So the volume of air that has a mass of 1.00 kg is approximately:

\[ \boxed{0.893 , \text{m}^3} \]

Part (b):

To express the density in lb/ft³, we start by converting the density given in g/cm³ to lb/ft³.

First, we convert grams to pounds:

\[ 1 , \text{g} = 0.00220462 , \text{lb} \]

Next, convert cubic centimeters to cubic feet. We know:

\[ 1 , \text{cm}^3 = 3.53147 \times 10^{-5} , \text{ft}^3 \]

Now we can convert the density:

\[ \rho = 1.12 \times 10^{-3} , \text{g/cm}^3 \times \frac{0.00220462 , \text{lb}}{1 , \text{g}} \times \frac{1}{3.53147 \times 10^{-5} , \text{ft}^3/\text{cm}^3} \]

Calculating it step by step:

  1. Convert g/cm³ to lb/cm³: \[ 1.12 \times 10^{-3} , \text{g/cm}^3 \times 0.00220462 , \text{lb/g} \approx 2.465 \times 10^{-6} , \text{lb/cm}^3 \]

  2. Convert lb/cm³ to lb/ft³: \[ 2.465 \times 10^{-6} , \text{lb/cm}^3 \times \frac{1, \text{ft}^3}{3.53147 \times 10^{-5}, \text{cm}^3} \approx 69.89 , \text{lb/ft}^3 \]

Thus, the density of dry air expressed as lb/ft³ is approximately:

\[ \boxed{69.89 , \text{lb/ft}^3} \]