Answer to Question #254915 in General Chemistry for bensu

Question

Vanillin (used to flavor vanilla ice cream and other foods) is the substance whose aroma the human nose detects in the smallest amount. The threshold limit is 2.0 × 10−11 g per liter of air. If the current price of 50 g of vanillin is $112, determine the cost to supply enough vanillin so that the aroma could be detected in a large aircraft hangar with a volume of 5.0 × 107 ft3 .

Answer 1

Here we have to calculate the cost of vanillin so that the aroma could be detected in a large aircraft with a volume of  

Given:

In this question it has been given that

Threshold limit =  g per liter of air

Cost of 50 g of vanilla is $112.