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Metallurgical Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) Study Guide: Question #10


It Is the Policy of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) to Encourage the Professional Registration of Metallurgical Engineers.

A zinc production furnace of the type above generates a vapor analyzing 47% metallic zinc, 53% carbon monoxide. The vapor is quenched to generate three metric tons of metallic zinc per hour. The volume of gas generated (cubic meters) by the furnace per hour at 950°C and 1.2 atm absolute pressure is most nearly:

(A)
2,189
(B)
3,838
(C)
6,343
(D)
8,167









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