If the total atmospheric pressure of a planet was 890 mmHg and the gases in the atmosphere were 10% oxygen, 80% nitrogen, 9.5% carbon dioxide, and .5% other gases, what is the partial pressure of each gas?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-23T15:15:05

The total pressure is the sum of the individual partial pressures.

And thus #p_"carbon dioxide"# #=# #890*mm*Hgxx9.5%#;

#p_"dioxygen"# #=# #890*mm*Hgxx10%#

#p_"dinitrogen"# #=# #890*mm*Hgxx80%#

#p_"carbon dioxide"# #=# #890*mm*Hgxx9.5%#

#p_"other gases"# #=# #890*mm*Hgxx0.5%#