The vapor explosive range of gasoline by...

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The vapor explosive range of gasoline by volume is 1.0% to 6.0% in air. If a gasoline tank is sampled with an explosimeter, and the reading obtained is 30% L.E.L., the vapor concentration at the sample point is __________.

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Lower Explosive Limit (L.E.L.) definition and what 1.0% means in this problem • How to convert a percentage of L.E.L. reading into an actual vapor percentage by volume • Relationship between the given explosive range (1.0% to 6.0%) and what the L.E.L. corresponds to

💭 Think About

• If 1.0% by volume is defined as 100% L.E.L., what would 10% L.E.L. be in % by volume? Then scale that idea to 30% L.E.L. • Think about whether 30% of the lower limit should be a value less than 1.0%, equal to 1.0%, or greater than 1.0% by volume. • Check that your final volume percent makes sense compared to both the L.E.L. (1.0%) and the U.E.L. (6.0%).

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm that L.E.L. = 1.0% by volume for gasoline in this question. • Be sure you are taking 30% of the L.E.L. value, not 30% of the entire 1.0–6.0% range. • After calculating, verify your answer is less than 1.0% by volume because the reading is below 100% L.E.L.