Problem
One gram of a soil (total surface area 10 m2/g) from a hazardous waste site in North Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was determined to contain 1.5 mg of chloroform (molecular surface area 24Δ2) at 298 K. The soil sample was placed in a closed vessel and the partial pressure of chloroform was measured to be 10 kPa at 298 K. The heat of adsorption of chloroform on the soil from the vapor phase was estimated to be -5 kJ/mol. If the Langmuir adsorption isotherm is assumed, what is the adsorption constant at 298 K?
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