hansi bhakuni
Jan 16, 2010, 12:20 AM
How to calculate molecular weight of air
Unknown008
Jan 16, 2010, 12:35 AM
Well, all you can do is approximate it.
What is the composition of air?
Nitrogen gas 78%
Oxygen 21%
An approximate molecular weight would be the average of those two gases which are the most abundant.
78% is of mass 28 g
21% is of mass 32 g.
100% would have approximately \frac{(78% \times 28) + (21% \times 32)}{78% + 21%} \times 100% \approx 28.8