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Calculate the volume and the total pressure
« on: December 21, 2014, 09:44:31 AM »
Gas mixture being used to simulate the atmosphere of another planet consisting of 320 mg of CH4 , 175 mg of Ar , and 225 mg of N2 The partial pressure of N2 at 300K is 15.2 kPa. Calculate a) volume and b) total pressure of mixture.

A) I wanted to calculate all moles and add them , but partial pressure is only of nitrogen. I confused at this point  ???

B) This stage is simple 
n = n(methane) + n(argon) + n(nitrogen)
P = nRT/V

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Re: Calculate the volume and the total pressure
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2014, 12:46:20 PM »
If you know molar fraction of a gas and its partial pressure, can you calculate total pressure?
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Re: Calculate the volume and the total pressure
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2014, 02:25:10 AM »
Pj = Xj × Ptotal

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Re: Calculate the volume and the total pressure
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2014, 03:30:25 AM »
So if you can calculate total pressure, where is the problem?
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