ow a days the rate of occurrence of cancer is creeping up every year, so as autism. many scientists believe that rampant use of chemicals and their exposure is one of the main reasons. new carpets emit many harmful chemicals and one of the chemical called vinyl chloride, which is a known carcinogen. consider a 10 ft x 12 ft room with new carpet. the room height is 8 feet. a new carpet produces 0.02 grams of vinyl chloride per day per square feet of carpet. vinyl chloride is degraded in room light or sun light with a half-life is about 3 days. on a standard day, the fresh airflow in and out of the room is about 1 m3/hr. (a) what will be the steady state concentration of vinyl chloride (h2c