Blast furnaces give off many unpleasant and unhealthy gases.If the total air pressure is 0.99atm,the partial pressure of carbon dioxide is 0.05atm,and the partial pressure of hydrogen sulfide is 0.02atm,what is the partial pressure of the remaining air?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-30T05:34:10

Again, #P_"Total"-=SigmaP_"component gases"#, ad you have been introduced to #"Dalton's law of partial pressures..."#

Here, #P_"Total"=0.99*atm#

And so...#0.99*atm=P_(CO_2)+P_(H_2S)+P_"other gases"#

#=0.05*atm+0.02*atm+P_"other gases"#

#P_"other gases"=0.92*atm#...