How is the partial pressure of a gas in a mixture calculated?
1 Answer
Nov 22, 2015
A law of partial pressures pertains.
Explanation:
In a gaseous mixture, the pressure exerted by a component is the same it would exert if this gas alone occupied the container. The total pressure is the sum of the individual partial pressures.
Thus the pressure exerted by any component is proportional to the mole fraction:
The constant of proportionality is