A tank contains helium gas at 490 mm Hg, nitrogen gas at 0.75 atm, and neon at 520 torr. What is the total pressure in atm?
1 Answer
Jul 16, 2016
Approx. 2 atmospheres.
Explanation:
The total pressure is the sum of the individual partial pressures of each gas. The gases were quoted with unrealistically different units.
And so......