Imagine that you have a rigid leak-proof container that contains nitrogen (N2) gas at atmospheric pressure and room temperature (25 °C). Now imagine that a small quantity of liquid water is added to the chamber without letting in any outside air. After some time, the air in the container is tested and is found to contain not only nitrogen gas but water vapor as well – even though the temperature never rose above 25 °C – and that the total pressure in the container increased to 1.30 atmospheres. Assuming all gasses are acting like ideal gasses, (i) calculate the final pressure of nitrogen and water vapor in the container and (ii) state what these individual pressures are called.

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Imagine that you have a rigid leak-proof container that contains nitrogen (N2) gas at atmospheric pressure and room temperature (25 °C). Now imagine that a small quantity of liquid water is added to the chamber without letting in any outside air. After some time, the air in the container is tested and is found to contain not only nitrogen gas but water vapor as well – even though the temperature never rose above 25 °C – and that the total pressure in the container increased to 1.30 atmospheres.

Assuming all gasses are acting like ideal gasses, (i) calculate the final pressure of nitrogen and water vapor in the container and (ii) state what these individual pressures are called.

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