What is the apparent air-water partition constant


Problem

Sodium azide (NaN3) is used as a component of air bags in automobiles (=106 kg in 1995). When dissolved in water it gives rise to volatile hydrazoic acid, HN3. It is a weak acid and the reaction HN3 H+ + N3- has a pKa value of 4.65 at 25oC. The intrinsic Henry's constant Kaw for the neutral species is 0.0034 at 25oC (Betterton and Robinson, 1997).

(a) What is the apparent air-water partition constant at pH 7?

(b) The enthalpy of solution is -31 kJ/mol. Calculate the air-water partition constant at 4oC.

(c) In a wastewater at 25oC, if the azide concentration is 0.1 mM at pH 6.5, will the gas phase HN3 exceed the threshold limit value (TLV) of 0.1 ppmv?

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