General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry
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Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.77P
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The pressure at the top of 13000-ft mountain Mauna Loa is 460mmHg. The partial pressure of O2 and N2 is to be determined which is composed of 21% and 78% of the atmosphere, respectively.
Concept introduction:
The partial pressure of a particular gas is determined by multiplying total pressure with a fraction of the particular gas. This is represented as
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