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Partial Pressures of Gases

This chapter delves into how to calculate total pressure in gas mixtures using Dalton’s Law. Learn about mole fraction and practice problems to master this concept. Explore Boyle’s law in flask experiments and determine partial pressures of gases in different scenarios.

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Partial Pressures of Gases

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  1. Partial Pressures of Gases Chapter 10

  2. Dalton’s Law ofPartial Pressures The total pressure of a mixture of gases equals the sum of the pressures that each would exert if it were present alone. • In other words, • Ptotal = P1 + P2 + P3 + …

  3. Mole fraction • Number that expresses the ratio of the number of moles of one component to the total number of moles in the mixture • X1= n1/nt • Can also determine if you know the partial pressure of a gas and the total pressure of the mixture

  4. Dalton’s Law Practice Problem • If I place 3 moles of N2 and 4 moles of O2 in a 35 L container at a temperature of 250 C, what will the pressure of the resulting mixture of gases be? Using the ideal gas law, you can determine that the partial pressure of nitrogen in this mixture will be 2.09 atm (211.8 kPa) and the partial pressure of oxygen will be 2.79 atm (282.7 kPa). When you add these together, the total pressure in the container is 4.88 atm (494.5 kPa).

  5. Practice Problem 2 Two flasks are connected with a stopcock. The first flask has a volume of 5 liters and contains nitrogen gas at a pressure of 0.75 atm. The second flask has a volume of 8 L and contains oxygen gas at a pressure of 1.25 atm. When the stopcock between the flasks is opened and the gases are free to mix, what will the pressure be in the resulting mixture? Using Boyle’s law, the partial pressure of nitrogen is 0.288 atm and the partial pressure of oxygen is 0.769 atm. When you add them together, the total pressure in the apparatus is 1.057 atm.

  6. Practice Problem 3 What’s the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in a container that holds 5 moles of carbon dioxide, 3 moles of nitrogen, and 1 mole of hydrogen and has a total pressure of 1.05 atm? 0.583 atm

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