A mixture of #"N"_2#, #"O"_2#. and #"CO"_2# has a total pressure of #"740 torr"# In this mixture, the partial pressure of #"N"_2# is #"120 torr"# and the partial pressure of #"O"_2# is #"400 torr"#. What is the partial pressure of #"CO"_2# ?
2 Answers
Feb 24, 2018
Explanation:
From Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures, the total pressure of a mixture of gases is the sum of the partial pressures of each gas.
Therefore, the partial pressure of
Feb 24, 2018
Explanation:
According to Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures,
Here, we can write the above as:
Here,
Inputting, we get: