A typical fluorescent light bulb contains argon gas and mercury vapor. (a) If the total gas pressure in a fluorescent light bulb is 307.4 Pa and the partial pressure of the argon gas is 306.1 Pa, what is the partial pressure of the mercury vapor?   Pa (b) If a 930.-mL fluorescent bulb contains 4121 µg of argon gas and 81 µg of mercury vapor, what is the total gas pressure in

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A typical fluorescent light bulb contains argon gas and mercury vapor.

(a) If the total gas pressure in a fluorescent light bulb is 307.4 Pa and the partial pressure of the argon gas is 306.1 Pa, what is the partial pressure of the mercury vapor?
  Pa

(b) If a 930.-mL fluorescent bulb contains 4121 µg of argon gas and 81 µg of mercury vapor, what is the total gas pressure in the fluorescent bulb at 310. K?
  Pa
 
 
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