Question

A mixture of 0.2200.220 moles CO\ce{CO}, 0.3500.350 moles HX2\ce{H2}, and 0.6400.640 moles HeHe has a total pressure of 2.95atm\ce{2.95 atm}. What is the pressure of CO\ce{CO}?

Solution

Verified
Answered 4 months ago
Answered 4 months ago
Step 1
1 of 6

Let's recall partial pressures and principles that apply to gas mixtures.

Recall the assumption made in ideal gas law that the behavior of the gas is independent of its nature and that intermolecular forces between the gas particles can be neglected. The consequence of such an assumption is that when we are given a gas mixture the total pressure (Ptot)(P_{tot}) exerted by a mixture will be the sum of the partial pressures of component gases:

Ptot=PA+PB+PC+...P_{tot} = P_A + P_B + P_C + ...

The partial pressure is the pressure exerted by each gas individually, as no other gases are present.

Create an account to view solutions

By signing up, you accept Quizlet's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Continue with GoogleContinue with Facebook

Create an account to view solutions

By signing up, you accept Quizlet's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Continue with GoogleContinue with Facebook

More related questions

1/4

1/7