The air all around us is a mixture of gasses containing nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, argon and water vapor. If the partial pressure of nitrogen is 5.6 atm, the partial pressure of oxygen is 828 mmHg, the partial pressure of carbon dioxide is 652 torr, the partial pressure of argon is 0.017 atm, and the partial pressure of water vapor is 98.64 kPa. What is the total pressure in units of atmospheres (atm)?

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The air all around us is a mixture of gasses containing nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, argon
and water vapor. If the partial pressure of nitrogen is 5.6 atm, the partial pressure of oxygen is
828 mmHg, the partial pressure of carbon dioxide is 652 torr, the partial pressure of argon is
0.017 atm, and the partial pressure of water vapor is 98.64 kPa. What is the total pressure in
units of atmospheres (atm)?
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Transcribed Image Text:The air all around us is a mixture of gasses containing nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, argon and water vapor. If the partial pressure of nitrogen is 5.6 atm, the partial pressure of oxygen is 828 mmHg, the partial pressure of carbon dioxide is 652 torr, the partial pressure of argon is 0.017 atm, and the partial pressure of water vapor is 98.64 kPa. What is the total pressure in units of atmospheres (atm)? 144 &
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The partial pressures of N2, O2, CO2, Ar, H2O vapors as:

1. pN2 = 5.6 atm

2. pO2 = 828 mmHg

    pO2 = 828 mm of Hg760 mm of HgpO2 =1.0897 atm 

3. pCO2 = 652 torr

   1 torr =0.00132 atmpCO2 = 0.00132 × 652= 0.857895 atm

4. pAr = 0.017 atm

5. pH2O = 98.64 kPa

    1 kPa = 0.00987 atmpH2O = 0.9735 atm

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