What is the total pressure exerted by a mass of #2.27*g# of oxygen gas, and a mass of #0.636*g# of helium gas, if the container had a volume of #6.26*L#, and the gases were at a temperature of #51# #""^@C#?
1 Answer
May 25, 2016
Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures states that the pressure exerted by a component in a gaseous mixture, is precisely the same as it would exert if it ALONE occupied the container,
Explanation:
The total pressure is the sum of the individual partial pressures.
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