Question

What is the surface area of a sample of activated carbon with a BET (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller) surface area of 500 m²/g, if 5 g of the sample is used in the experiment?

Answer 1

To calculate the total surface area of the activated carbon sample, you can use the following formula:Total surface area = BET surface area  mass of the sampleIn this case, the BET surface area is 500 m/g, and the mass of the sample is 5 g. So, the total surface area can be calculated as follows:Total surface area = 500 m/g  5 gTotal surface area = 2500 mSo, the surface area of the 5 g sample of activated carbon is 2500 m.