Question

The partial pressure of a gas is a inversely proportional to the temperature of the gas. b. directly proportional to the volume of the gas. c. always constant during a chemical reaction. d. directly proportional to the number of moles of the gas. e. proportional to the gas constant, R.

Answer 1

d. directly proportional to the number of moles of the gas.

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for the partial pressure of a gas is written as -

P = n * P ( total )

P = partial pressure of the gas ,

n = mole fraction of the gas ,

P ( total ) = Total pressure of the mixture of gas .

Hence , from the above equation ,

the partial pressure is directly proportional to the mole fraction , i.e. , on increasing the number of moles of gas , the partial pressure increases .