Chapter 6, Problem 6.79QE

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The pressure of a $3.22\text{ L}$ container that holds $0.322\text{ mol}$ oxygen and $1.53\text{ mol}$ nitrogen at $100°\text{C}$ has to be calculated.

Concept Introduction:

The net pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of its constituent gases. This is known as Dalton’s law of partial pressure.

The total pressure for a mixture of two gases A and B is calculated as follows:

  $P_{\text{T}}=P_{\text{A}}+P_{\text{B}}$

Here,

$P_{\text{T}}$ denotes the total pressure exerted by the mixture of gases.

$P_{\text{A}}$ denotes the pressure exerted by the gaseous component A.

$P_{\text{B}}$ denotes the pressure exerted by the gaseous component B.