Answer to Question #160900 in Physical Chemistry for rajendra

Question

1. Under nitrous oxide, NO, anesthesia, a small amount of NO diffuses into the middle ear through mucosal blood vessels and across the tympanic membrane, causing increase in gas pressure in the middle ear. Assume that an eardrum has an area of 0 mm² and will normally vent excess pressure by opening the Eustachian tube when the collisional rate is greater than 9.0 x 10¹¹ collision/s. Determine the minimum total pressure (in N/m²) of NO in the inner ear at body temperature (37.0°C) to initiate venting. Assume that venting has occurred several times so that the gas in the inner ear is pure NO. 1 Newton = 1kg ms2

Answer 1

2.8*10^-2N/m²