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A cylinder of compressed gas is labeled "Composition (mole %) : 4.5% H2S, 3.0% CO2, balance N2." The pressure gauge attached to the cylynder reads 46 atm. Calculate the partial pressure of each gas, in atmospheres, in the cylinder.
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- Surely FunkeLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
If you know the mole fractions, it's pretty simple to calculate partial pressures for those gases. Out of total pressure (46 atm), the proportion exerted by carbon dioxide, for example, is just the proportion that CO2 makes up. 3.0% times 46 atm equals 1.38 atm, the partial pressure of CO2.
You can perform similar calculations for the other two gases in the mixture.