Chapter 11, Problem 110APP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The total pressure of the given gas mixture should be calculated in millimetres of mercury.

Concept Introduction: According to the Dalton’s law of partial pressure, the sum of partial pressure of all gaseous components of the mixture is equal to the total pressure of a gaseous mixture. It can be written as:

  ${\text{P}}_{\text{total}}{\text{ = P}}_{\text{1}}{\text{+P}}_{\text{2}}{\text{+ P}}_{\text{3}}\text{…}\text{.}$

Where ${\text{P}}_{\text{total}}$ is total pressure of a gaseous mixture and ${\text{P}}_{\text{1}}{\text{, P}}_{\text{2}}{\text{, P}}_{\text{3}}$ are partial pressure of gaseous component $\text{1, 2 and 3}$ .