A mixture of 1.24 g H2 and 1.51 g He is placed in a 1.00 L container at 28°C. How do you calculate the partial pressure of each gas and the total pressure?
1 Answer
Aug 15, 2016
Explanation:
In a gaseous mixture the pressure exerted by a component gas is the same as the pressure it would exert if it alone occupied the container.
The total pressure is the sum of the partial pressures.
Thus
Assuming ideality,
AND
Thus