A gaseous mixture of helium and neon at #1*atm# contains a partial pressure of #0.60*atm# with respect to helium. What is #P_"Ne"#?
1 Answer
Mar 24, 2017
Explanation:
Dalton's law of partial pressures holds that in the gaseous mixture, the partial pressure exerted by a component is the same as the pressure as it would exert if it ALONE occupied the container. The total pressure is the sum of the individual partial pressures.
And thus
For a more general treatment, see here.
Capisce?